This doesn t, however, do much to ease the fear of a parent whose child is biting others. By looking into the life of the toddler, the causes and methods of discipline for dealing with a biter become clear. Observe the typical toddler and you will quickly discover the way in which they explore their world. They touch, smell, observe, manipulate, and taste. They ve learned that their actions cause others to react.
Some toddlers bite to see what reaction they receive.
Children at this age experience a great deal of emotions happiness, sadness, fear, and anger are very common, and yet hard to explain or control. They sob uncontrollably when their favorite bedtime blanket or stuffed animal has gone missing. If someone takes a toy from them, or they want what someone else has, they get angry. Conversing with a toddler is a difficult task. There are still many things in the world that don t have names, including expressions of desires, needs, and emotions.