He occasionally tries to bite his father or me when he is frustrated at home. We do the same thing that the caregiver does and ask if he wants our help. Here are just a few of the many questions we receive about toddlers' biting when they are angry. Although it is understandably troubling and worrisome behavior for parents and caregivers, and it should certainly be discouraged, toddler biting is not cause for great alarm. The first questioner points to several contributing factors.
Most toddlers have limited language and limited capacity to control their impulses.
What's more, they are engaged in a struggle between a blossoming urge for independent control and an awareness of their dependence on important grownups. That inner conflict is enough to evoke strong anger. When someone or something frustrates their momentary wishes, the anger bursts forth and is expressed by hitting, screaming, or biting, and sometimes all of the above. For most of us, biting seems to be the most invasive and threatening of those behaviors. My suggestion is that parents and caregivers continue to make their disapproval very clear.