actually when my two year old went through a phase where he bit other children and me and bit us hard, time-outs didn't work, a spanking didn't work, so I bit him back each time he bit me. He soon learned that it hurt to be bitten and quit. Obviously I never bit him hard but I got my point across and since he grew up nice and normal as far as I can tell (and he doesn't bite his co-workers) I can't think I did any lasting damage. Laurel [Posted in FML issue 5348]