When it came to my kids (ages 5 and 12) and our cute little land shark I was not prepared for what was to come. For me it only got worse then it was at 9 weeks. Basically what I did is the puppy never had freedom around the kids unless I could be right on top of all of them. The play they got was timed by the pups energy level and the kids had to always have toys. That was the number one rule if you are going to even think about going near the puppy you must have toys. Consistently redirect any mouthing to a toy, if the redirect didn't work then play time over. The kids had to be mellow to. My kids did not get to enjoy much of puppy time I would say for the first 3 months or so because the biting was so bad, but now at 7 months they enjoy each other very much.

There were times I wondered if my pup was aggressive, he was insane sometimes! LOL I am a first time dog owner with a GSD. The forum information let me know he was a typical GSD. My pup was horribly mouthy and he still forgets sometimes even now, although now when he does bite it is much more gentle, now we say get a toy and he is off finding something to appropriate to sink his teeth into. He didn't seem to understand Ouch until recently, if he gets one of us and we say ouch he stops and gives kisses he knows it hurts. One of the good things that has come with adolescence.

 

Very nice post Apex.
These pups need to bite so you have to have something else for them to put their teeth on. Once they get over teething it settles down quite a bit. When your pup does start to loose his baby teeth, no tug of war games because you don't want your put to associate tug of war with mouth pain.

When you try to redirect don't just shove the toy into your pup's mouth. That would be rude and most likely they won't like it. But if you wiggle it around like a little animal and have them chase it then they'll learn to play with you that way. Putting the toy on a string and dragging it can keep kids hands out of reach. Just don't have them swing the toy wildly up into the air. Not good for the pup or the kids. I've gotten accidentally nipped that way and it is hard on the puppy's growing legs and joints.