My nephew has a biting problem

[LauraMoser]

I babysit him FT. He is 10.5 months old. He's not doing it out of frustration. Instead, he'll tackle the younger baby I watch, bite him, and just laughs. He finds it hilarious. This happens many times throughout the day.

I have mentioned it to sis multiple times, as recently as yesterday. She tells me to just lightly slap his mouth when he does it. I feel bad doing that since he's not my kid, but I have since she told me to do so. It's not working though. I really think she's unsure of how to reprimand him since he's kind of young. She has tried biting him back, but obviously that didn't work either.

Honestly, I'm not sure what to do either. DH suggested to me to put him in the exersaucer in our hallway away from the other kids for a few minutes. I think I may try that. Our hallway is within sight of pretty much every area of the living room, so its not like I'm putting him clear across the other end of the house.

But really, what's the best way to get a 10.5 month old to stop biting?

[bunch]

I have no idea. Dd is a terrible biter. My boob, our legs, everything. I tried yelling no, ignoring her, ending nursing... The only thing that has worked is time. She does it much less often these days. I think it was just a phase.

[jojogadget]

At daycare they would say firmly "No biting, biting hurts our friends" and then give them a short time out in a high chair.

[GailGoldie]

I would not hit or bite back - that is only teaching that it's OK to do it/be violent, etc.

I would say "no biting... biting hurts" - and then remove him from the area - and go cuddle the other child. So he's not getting lots of attention when he does it- and he sees that the other child is getting the attention. Time outs at that age likely won't work - you can't expect a child that age to really sit in time out- but you can remove them from a situation away from the other kid, etc.