It's ok.  It can be fixed.  I did the exact same thing with mine.  She's now
over a year old and only every so often does the biting thing.  I know it
sounds crazy, but if you try making a cry-meow noise when she does it, she
will realize she's hurting you.  She'll probably look really confused and
try it again but just keep doing it.  I got this advice from this news group
and it worked.  She started licking my hand whenever she'd bite at me and
I'd make the noise.  Then she'd run away and just look at me for a while.
If that doesn't work, I would have to say to grab her with the hand she
isn't attacking and hold her right behind her head so that she can't move
around anymore and just say no in a loud voice.  I only had to do that
during a couple of really bad "attacks" that came after a 3 week trip of
mine to Europe.  I think she was trying to get some sort of vengence that
time.  I wouldn't recommend the holding thing, just because I don't like to
do it, but if you have to to get her to stop then do it.  The problem is
that she thinks she's playing, like you said.  She doesn't know it hurts.  I
tried the nose tapping too, but that just made mine take both her paws and
hit me on the sides of my head with them. That was seen as more playing or
she was trying to defend herself because she didn't like it. Try the crying
and she'll get the idea.  My cat actually drew blood a few times with just
one bite.  She still nips at me sometimes but she hasn't left a mark or
caused pain in a long time.  I guess she's realized she shouldn't do it so
hard.  I still tell her no when she does that, but at least it doesn't hurt

wants something whereas before she'd grab clothes and skin. Try that and
keep us posted!

Beth

In my case, having had a whole passel of kittens grow up at my feet, I
learned that if I make a loud noise when they bite or scratch it is a signal
to them that it hurt me.  It's the way they signal each other when playing
gets too rough.  That usually controls it; if not, I'd suggest not playing
with her for a week or so and then begin more gently, making sure to yelp
when you first feel her teeth or claws.

Tapping her on the nose or painfully scolding her is not a learning signal
but a trigger for defensive mode.  Hence, more teeth and claws, etc.

Try to limit  your pets to stroking her back while you attract her attention
away by holding a hand in front of her just out of harms way.  Or limit your
playing by using an interactive toy so she can vent her emotional energy
that way.

Kittens are like human children, and they grow out of that stage; but the
transition period can be just as taxing as with kids.

--Catmandu
sirgeno at Ev1dot net

I got a new kitten two weeks ago.  if you find a way to get the kitten
to stop biting people i'd be interested in hearing it.    I haven't
found a solution yet.

The kitten is teething and i've tried getting to teeth on things other
than fingers, etc.  

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Angus did this when he was little as well. I tried breaking him of it
without much sucess but he has largely grown out of it now (at 7
months). He still bites sometimes but I find getting up and walking
away is the most effective way of making him lose interest.