Well, I’ve been trying to find a ‘biting deterrent’ and it looks like Jonah found his own.
So, Jonah wanted to throw the frisbee in the back yard. I knew it would probably end up over a neighbors fence so I suggested we throw the frisbee out front where we wouldn’t lose it.
I suspect that Jonah actually WANTED to lose the frisbee because he was just in a “mood.”
(Kicking clothes piles over, knocking over toys, etc.)
Well, when I suggested we go out front, Jonah went straight to trying to bite me.
I caught his head on my palm and wouldn’t let him get close.
I asked him if he was “all done” with frisbee and then he started biting the frisbee.
This was a soft spongey-type frisbee which Jonah could easily sink his teeth into.
And he did so. Apparently, pretty hard.
He calmed downs pretty quick and then started fidgeting with his mouth.
When I asked him if he was okay, he responded with “ALL DONE, DADDY!” (Get out of my face.)
He grabbed a cup of water and rinsed his mouth out over and over.
When I looked more closely, I realized he had lost a tooth.
“Nice job, buddy!! You lost a tooth!”
I instinctively responded, wanting to alleviate any fears Jonah might have about what had just happened.
He’s 6 years old and he’s gonna start losing some teeth.
I didn’t need to worry.
I was actually torn between congratulating him on losing his first tooth and saying, “see what can happen when you bite?”
He didn’t cry or nothing.
Just soldiered on, the 2nd tooth barely hanging on.
We went the rest of the day, Jonah wiggling that 2nd tooth relentlessly.
He lost that one at dinner time while eating a French fry.
I have no idea where either tooth went.
In the end, I congratulated him on losing both his teeth.
I don’t want to get him into the habit of actively TRYING to lose more teeth, but I don’t want him to associate it with a negative connotation.
He’s going to lose more eventually.
I AM hoping this experience will help him think twice before biting, and hopefully curb it altogether.
We will see.
In any case, CONGRATS BUDDY!!
#ausome