ok sense my babies daddy and i have been trying so hard to work things out hes been around more.... and my son has picked up this habbit of biteing and slapping people... he mostly slaps his dad when ever he and i are close like sitting on the couch. whats going on and why is he doing this? when he sees his daddy he yells da da da and runs to him.... but when dad leaves he is just a little jurk.... please help me get my son to stop acting out.

im not sure how to handle that, as my kids never did anything like that expect going through the terrible 4s

well i dont have a kid but im experienced with my little brother on this most kids do stuff like that because they crave attention and really the best way to get him to stop is when he does it punish but mostly just wait it out and he'll stop eventually.

i'm just worried that it wont stop or it will get worse when his sister is born.... in less then 8 weeks

are u sure he didnt pick up the slapping from u lol

yeah that could be a problem because he might try to bite the new born hmm well it could just be because hes a boy and us boys are rough lol but well actually i just thought he could be biting cause hes teething.

Just be glad when your boy plays with Barbie dolls

what

first off i dont slap i go for the boys..... if you know what i mean.... and no my son wont play with barbies.... action figures yes.... and rockstar... my son already has 12 teeth... when he bites he yells...hes mad about something but i dont know what... like i said its only when daddy is around or after daddy leaves..

wat are u gusy talking about if a Boy plays wiht Barbies that means hes not gay hes curious about the opposite sex didnt u guys konw that???

hmm well maybe he just wants someone to take his anger out on cuz hes mad that his dad left.

actually i would have to admit your right about that cuz i did that lol

lol its true they taught u sthat in my classes for pshycology

thats alittle mean and cruel!!

Maybe every time he does it you should punish him or put a negative connotation with it so he knows that he can't just do that.
My mom did it with me and my siblings and we turned out relatively okay lol.

my 2 year old did this for a long time whenever another man or woman for that matter would get close to me, and then he's start again after they left , then he'd stop for a few days till someone else came over and start again, he's mad cause he's not gettin all of ur attention, because when company comes over , you give some of it to the company, they keep acting out after the other person leaves to make sure they are still gettin ur attention, untill the new baby arrives, ignore it, show him you wont give him the attention if he cant behave, now if he hits and bites you , pop him on the hand or bite him back just enough to let him know it hurts but not enough to really hurt him, if he's just yelling or lashin out vocally ignore it. turn up the music or tv or sing loudly , soon he should realize that hey this isnt working like i want it to , and should stop..

hope this helps some..

kids can sense any stress going on in the house. and they cant express their feelings in the same way we do. so they act out the way they know how and the way they know will get your attention. he may not fully understand and you arent purposely doing it but he is probably getting less attention than he is used to with you trying with your b-d and also preparing for a new baby. make it a point to pay him lots of attention and if he bites or slaps firmly tell him no that hurts mommy/daddy. he is most likely doing it for attention. negative attention is better than none. i can almost promise you my advice will work. i did it with mine and it worked wonders

My son didn't do that, but my daughter bit only me and I got so frustrated I asked her doctor what to do about it. I was told to bite her back. This did solve the problem. It may sound cruel, but they learn not to bite others because they don't want to be bit themselves.

seems early - but time out might be appropriate whenever there
is hitting and biting. if that happened with us we would set them in an isolated chair in the kitchen and tell them that we don't do that and why... only for a minute or two then time out is over...

i would just feel horrible doing that back to my son.... i feel bad when i love tap his little hand..... my sons father wants to know why i dont "smack" his hand you know to get the point accross i lightly touch him... i'm to soft but i was an abused child and i guess i'm afraid to show that kind toughness to my son.... i know if i keep it up when he gets older i might end up getting walked over.... i dont know.... i'm so lost..