GhostFox, I'm guessing you don't actually have kids. I am pretty sure that being Thwacked accidentally by a parent because the child bit them and the parent reacted institutionally is a near universal thing. I've done it with both my kids (nearly identical situations for one- She bit me in the butt and I reacted by smacking her in the head to get her off because DAMN THAT HURT- the other one bit me in the ankle and I shook her off with my foot, bonking her nose). My best friend had the same thing happen when her toddler bit her in the thigh. Another friend had this happen when she got bit in the arm unexpectedly. All kids try an experimental bite or 137. Yes, We all feel bad about our reaction- and we all talked to our children about what happened a why, and apologized- but I don't think her child will be permanently damaged, unless she had a future in stealth ass-biting.

Or the kid just learns that biting a parent in the ass is not a proper way to show affection and continues life with no harm done. I wish people stopped acting like everything that could possibly happen to a kid will traumatize them for life. Accidents happen, that's life, no need to make the parent feel guiltier than they already do because they instinctively reacted to pain.

Am I missing the part where it's OP's fault? Because I don't see it

But that's actually stupid. How do you want them to understand it is bad to bite people if you do it too ?

It made them stop, didn't it, Lit?

if it's done to them they'll understand that it hurts and is undesirable and they'll make the connection that biting people in general hurts and is undesirable.

And she needs to learn a lesson from biting an ass

Ah... I agree to a point, but a kick that wouldn't hurt a big dog (I spend a lot of time around a 125 lb chocolate lab/Rottweiler mix that doesn't really respond until you use a lot of pressure, though I haven't ever tried actually hitting him) would definitely knock the crap out of a toddler (especially one that's young enough to not know not to bite). I'm torn between "dude, that sucks" and "dude, that's on you."

you must have been one of those positive reinforcement kids. kids and animals sometimes need a good swat to smarten them up. kid shouldn't bite. now they know better.

I mean, I just raised one, so what do I know, but she stopped biting pretty damn quick when I tried the 'yelp and ignore for a minute' technique. Small children are kind of like kittens and puppies in that regard--when they realize it results in being ignored or told 'no', they stop. I've never once needed to smack my kid, and she turned out just fine.