Biting: Arms Reach
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Biting at Daycare
Asked by K.S. from Dallas
on September 4, 2007
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My 2 year old daughter starting biting at daycare. She has never had a biting problem before so I was very concerned as to what is bringing this on. The daycare said t...
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- K., I have a friend who would put vinegar on her child's tongue when they would bite or say ugly words. It worked for her, she called it a tongue spanking..:). L.
- You need a consequence that is used immediately. Punishment after the fact is too confusing. Yes, in daycare, a biter is my closest friend. I stay right with them t...
- First of all, biting at her age is completely normal, so don't get too worked up about it. I'm the mom of a biter and a bitee, I think it's harder being the mom of th...
Biting at Daycare
Asked by L.C. from Boston
on June 29, 2010
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I have a 2 1/2 year old who goes to daycare 3 days a week. It is a family daycare in a home, children range in age from 3 mos to 4 yrs. I love the provider and am ve...
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- All kids go through a phase where they explore biting things, some bite toys others bite people. Punishment is not appropriate for this natural behavior. Watching t...
- We went through the same situation at our daycare. My question was - if they knew the child had an issue with biting why wasn't she supervised more closely? My DD came...
- As the mother of a former "bite-ee" I totally hear your frustration. My daughter was bitten at least 8 times, all by the same little girl. She even got bitten on the...
Umm...biting?
Asked by A.G. from Dallas
on March 13, 2007
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Anyone have experience in this area? Tell me it'll stop soon! We start summer pre school for the first time this June and I really want this behavior curbed before t...
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- My daughter would do this and I found that she was most prone to biting when she was overstimulated. This might mean she was in a room with too much noise or too many...
- Are your children biting you, other children, or each other? I ask because my son has a tendency to bite me, but has only bit at school on two occasions that I recall...
- There are several books targeted to that age range that are good, we used one called "No Biting!" with some success. We read it every night for a couple months till t...
Help! Son Biting Others, Having Never Done This Before!
Asked by D.M. from Dallas
on April 10, 2007
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Hi moms! I really need your expert advice on this one. Our son just turned 2. I stay home with him most of the time, however he is enrolled in the Mother's Day Out ...
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- Threatening to kick a child out after one day of biting incidents, with no history, seems a little extreme. Can you spend a day in the class and see for yourself wh...
- We had this issue about 3 weeks ago only in reverse! My kiddo was on the receiving end of some rather nasty bites on his back...very odd place. Upon further investigat...
- Hi Shannon. I understand that your son has an extensive vocabulary but biting is still a phase that usually has to do with a child not being able to express their fee...
My Son Bites at daycare...how Do I Get Him to Stop?
Asked by A.B. from Dallas
on May 31, 2007
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My one year old has developed a bad habit of biting the other kids and teachers at daycare. We work with him at home and when he tries to bite us, we take him and put...
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- This advice is coming from the Mom of two former biters. First, your daycare needs to take a more active role than just "getting concerned". They should have a pla...
- There is a lot of good advise already on this post...I just wanted to add that if you have a very young child biting...sometimes it is because they cannot voice their ...
- Hi! I dissagree that it it ever okay to bite your child back since you are only teaching them that biting is okay-sometimes. (Like when a parent bites a child.) This w...
Aggressive Kids in Daycare
Asked by P.H. from Dallas
on March 12, 2008
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What can I do? My son is at a daycare that we just love. He loves his teacher and so do I, but there is ONE child in there who is just terrible. He hits, kicks, bit...
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- I had a similar situation from both ends. My elder son now six got bitten a repeatedlyat a daycare. He was about 2 when it happened. I did not want to move his childc...
- This kid SHOULD be kicked out of daycare. The director is being irresponsible about the situation. SHe should be talking to the child's parents about finding him somew...
- Well I do not know if this is advice but I am a in-home childcare provider and I recently had to remove a child from my care as he was hitting the other children I tak...
