Friday, August 27, 2010

Oh For the Love of Teeth!

Riley has figured out that she can not only use her teeth for eating but she can use them as a weapon. Her favorite target is her cousin Abi who, really doesn't start to cry until Riley starts to SHAKE while she's biting because she's biting so hard. I have tried to keep a binki in her mouth to prevent any wandering fingers or arms to receive a little nibble, but the binkin has given her a rash around her mouth because she slobbers behind it. so if people aren't commenting on the fact that she's biting their kid, their talking about how she has a rash around her mouth. Yes, I'm aware of the rash and Yes I'm aware that she's biting a chunk out of your kids arm, so if you could please keep your kids appendages away from her, it would help everyone out. Someone asked the other day if she had bit the dog yet, but luckily she hasn't because Penny is smart enough to stay out of her way most of the time. that and i'm pretty sure Riley isn't dumb enough to get a mouthful of hair. I'm getting tired of having to be the only responsible for the fact that she is biting someone else. She's only bit unprovoked once and that's because Rowan screamed at her and she didn't like it so, I guess you could say that was provoked. I'm completely aware that biting is naughty and that she needs to be taught that it's unacceptable but I'm not going to bite my kid to show her what it feels like. So, so far it's just been spank her and hold her in time out for a minute, make her give her cousins love, unless it's Rowan cause he just runs away, and watch her to make sure she doesn't do it again... really what else can I do? She's bit one cousin on the Tucker side and it was Kenzie while they were trying to play with each other, but other than that one time she gets along with Kenzie and Landon really well. So really I'm not looking for suggestions as to how to deal with it, I'm just venting. Maybe we'll get a muzzle.

2 comments:

Nikki said...

i know dogs and kids are different but since I have no kids my pets are my kids.
Makoa is having a biting problem as well, I just felt like I could really relate to your situation. The un-provoked/provoked thing hit real close to home.

tuckerclucker21 said...

I know! If people would just keep their hands out of the mouth, it wouldn't get bit!