Biting

  This morning my wonderful 4 year old, Cam, decided that he did not like where his younger brother was sitting, so he bit him.   I thought I was done with the biting phase of my children's lives, but like everything it seems there are years that are harder than others.  Now Cam seems to be going back to biting to express his emotions and Kolin is starting to bite as he teeth's.  Cam was a biter when he was little, but with a little help from my pediatrician we quickly resolved that problem.  How? When I was at my wits end trying to figure out how to stop a biter from biting I went in to see my doctor and he said to flick him in the mouth when he bit.  I was shocked to say the least.  I said, "isn't that child abuse?", but he said it's quick, easy, effective and a lot safer than other methods parents use.  Sure enough it worked, about 3 flicks later and he never bit again, except for the occasional bites he gives his brothers when he's really mad.