mother lets baby do whatever

Ok so Tabby is letting buddy bit her and scratch her and not let her groom him and it may be funny but I'm wondering if there is a way to. Teach her how to be more acertive towards her kitten

He's still a baby. She'll drop the hammer when he gets old enough to know better :lol3:.

I'm already trying to teach him not to bit me and my bf and am treating him like one of his siblings when he starts bitting(he is an only kitten she had one and only one and I'm glad)

tabbymommy said:

I'm already trying to teach him not to bit me and my bf and am treating him like one of his siblings when he starts bitting(he is an only kitten she had one and only one and I'm glad)

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Yes, you and your BF need to be strict about teaching him not to bite humans. NEVER use your hands to play with him as they are just too much fun to chew on and attack. At this age I always carry toys around with me and use those to engage in play and to distract from kittens biting at my hands and feet. If he does bite I always give a firm NO and get up and walk away. Resist the urge to pull your hand away when he does attack. Instead, push it back into his mouth. If you pull it away it only reinforces that your hand is prey and something to be hunted. Pushing it back into his mouth is very unpleasant feeling and make your hands less attractive. That, coupled with you walking away, is usually enough to start to get the message across. 

In a lot of ways having a singleton kitten is actually a lot harder. Buddy doesn't have litter mates to wrestle with and play with and to teach him the boundaries. Kittens learn about what is too rough by playing with each other. Because he doesn't have that you and your BF and going to have to work harder and be more diligent in teaching him. 

And, I agree with Willowy, once he is a little older or if he takes it too far Tabby will put him in his place. You can't change her dynamics with him but you can begin molding his behavior towards humans. You absolutely have to if he is to grow into a suitable life companion! 

My bf is kinda saying its ok but I'm the one trying to stop it and I know if he isn't on the same page as me then it will make it harder but I'm slowly getting him on the same page. I let him bit my stuffed animals cause I don't really care about them (stuffed animals). His mom we don't know the age doesn't this pic make her look about 1

Yes it's imperative that you both be on the same page and enforce the same rules. Rule number one with kittens is absolutely no hand play whatsoever. It's not a big deal when they are tiny and cute and can't inflict much damage, but that same behavior in 6 months is a whole different ball game and can lead to serious injury. Also, it's easy to train him now but trying to un-train him when he's older is a lot more difficult. 

Have him picture what it would be like if Tabby went for his hands the way Buddy is. That wouldn't be acceptable but if you don't nip it in the bud that's what's going to happen! 

I think he is starting to get It cause he is trying to bit nose and I keep telling him not to let him and that it wouldn't be the same when he got older and all of that sometimes he seems to listen other times he doesn't and now I gotta get tabby from a shelf cause she loves doing that and we got no way to block her off