[arkansas parent]

Baby A (16 mo) has been a biter for a while. He dosen't do it very often anymore, but when he does he really sinks his teeth in. Tonight he bit T so hard he almost took a chunck of skin off his back (left 4 bloody teeth prints). He does it with no warning or provoking. T was just sitting on the couch and baby A got behind him and chomped down on his back. He will be snuggling in my lap and then bite my chest. (his favorite place to bite me) I always have a least one bruise on me from where he bitten me. He bites toys, funiture ,blanket so hard he shakes. (again he doesn't do it often).
We try not to react but it is hard not to when you are being eaten alive (o.k maybe its not that bad but it feels like it sometimes.)
Tonight after he bit T I sat him firmly on the couch and said "YOU DO NOT BITE". He cried like crazy because he knew mommy was not happy.
Usually when he bites me I say "Ouch, you hurt mommy ,no bite" and show him the boo boo he made. He almost always cries and snuggles up to me.
But sometime he goes after me even more.

[Amber76]

We have a biter too. He only does it once in a while, but when he does it, he REALLY bites hard. (Enough to leave marks, draw blood, etc.) What we've found to be most effective with him is to give him something that IS okay to bite and tell him "Teeth are for biting _______ (cookies, teething rings, food), not people." After a few times of this, it seems that he is doing less biting. The other thing is that we've learned what to watch for and try to tell him teeth aren't for biting people as soon as it looks like he might be thinking of biting.

I'm interested to hear others' advice as well in case our biting comes back again!

[mamaskoby]

SOunds just like my son, who turned out to have sensory integration disorder. Its very interesting actually because his therapist gave him a special "bite bracelet" which he wore all the time, whenever he felt the need to bite we asked him to bite his bracelet. It worked so well, in a matter of days he stopped biting his brother, friends and us.
Keep in mind sensory kids needs strong touch, he may be biting because he needs the physical sensation, so you would not want to stop him, just redirect him to an appropriate activity instead. Good luck!

[Biblemom]

I have never heard of the bracelet. That is a GREAT idea!