My 18 month old won't stop biting her sister. She does it because she is jealous of her sister and thinks it is funny that her older sister is scared of her. I have tried everything I can think of. Is there anything else I should try?

If you have tried everything, then maybe she just needs to know how much it hurts, and have her sister bite her back. A little unorthodox, yes, but it will make her think twice next time and make her realize the "do unto others as you would want them to do unto you."
I raised 4 kids, and now have 3 grandsons that are going through the same thing... the bite back rule works if it is by permission only from the parent to the other child.

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and just what stops the older child from provoking the younger one in order to have permission to bite the younger one, of whom she is probably jealous?
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by yoho05 reminds you to DYOH on August 9th, 2006
Agression never teaches child not to be agressive. They may stop being agressive with older people but they become agressive with younger children.
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by Namaste formerly future_health_educator on August 9th, 2006
Hey, I was taught that way. It may be the hard way to learn, but it worked for me!
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by anonymous on August 9th, 2006
Yohoho05, that is a violent child to begin with.. her problem is not that they bite each other!! Only the younger one bites.
They have already tried EVERYTHING.. read the question again..
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by tjatherton on August 9th, 2006
well, if she has tried 'everything' what else is there left to suggest ? they have closed off any suggestions if there is nothing they haven't already tried, haven't they?
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by yoho05 reminds you to DYOH on August 10th, 2006
yep, I was just about to say that. My sister used to pull my hair, until I pulled hers...never did again.
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by singwell-is off researching a lot on March 4th, 2007
bite back is a good theory, I know it has worked with several children. as singwell said it never happen again when they know it hurts.
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by munchkin_kids_downunder on March 4th, 2007
how very wild kingdom of you
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by human_tripod on July 11th, 2011

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