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Da da Da da Da da Da da.... you thought this famous song went along with the infamous shark that terrorized the sea, but it actually belongs to Maylin Nini the sister who terrorizes her siblings with her 7 thrashing teeth. Yes, it is true! The darling little girl pictured has become a nibbler. It doesn't happen every day, just a couple of times a week. She only bites when her siblings try to pick her up when she doesn't want to be, take her when she doesn't want to moved, or touched when she doesn't want to be touched. Hard to keep three totally in love siblings from doing those things, so all have been victims. The sharp teeth have actually broken the skin on more than one occasion. Never had a shark in the family before. Any ideas on how to curb her new defense mechanism? Of course she is so cute, she is always forgiven.

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Anonymous said…
So wonderful to hear all the words Maylin can say now. Not so great about the jaws! So far Emily hasn't bitten anyone except me when she was just playing, so no words of advice..just good luck and if you find the answer let me know...we usually follow about two months later!
June 29, 2007 at 12:11 PM
hooli said…
first of all... don't put her in situation where she feels threatened. But then, you can do what we did with cooper -- and it worked in about 3 days -- which is to say sternly, no biting. flick her on the lip with your finger. worked like a charm.
June 29, 2007 at 10:37 PM
Eliza2006 said…
Eliza bites sometimes too...for different reasons. Sometimes because she is so excited, sometimes because she's mad,etc. I've read that you can take her hand and press it against her teeth to simulate what her bites feel like. I haven't done that yet. I just tell her no...she's been better lately.

Tiffany
P.S. ~ She really couldn't be any cuter...sharp teeth and all!
June 29, 2007 at 11:14 PM
shelley said…
Funny to see her referral picture next to the picture with the flower behind her ear. The exact pose, you can really see how she has grown.

Sorry about the biting.
July 1, 2007 at 10:34 AM
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