School Incidents!

I would say normal.

Now if its cuts or bruising I would start to wonder.. but kids can get scratches or be scratched so easy at this age. As long as they aren't serious scratches or cuts/ bruises I say its ok and nothing negligent on the schools end.

Absolutely normal! My son gets scratches and bruises all of the time, I am a SAHM and I have no clue where the majority of them come from. LOL Of course the same goes for me, I get scratched all of the time and have no clue how.

I think that it is great that he has these little scratches and they are observant enough to even know what happened in the first place, as rough and tumbly as kiddos can be. Really it is normal :)

He's a boy. It's normal - and will be for at least the next 3 decades. :)

I am currently in my late 30's and have scratches all over both hands from working on the car this weekend.

I think it is normal kids being kids behavior. I know my children have mystery bruises and scratches frequently. Sometimes I know how they got them, sometimes they know how they got them, often times no one knows where they came from.

Now if there are serious injuries or repetitive injuries (ie. Sam pokes Don in the eye every Tuesday), then you should take to the teacher.

I agree with Sally R. it is definitely normal for kids to get scratches and injuries while at school. There is usually not much a teacher can do to keep children from hurting themselves outside of making them sit still. I would say it's a great idea to watch your child while in class and playing outside at school to see what he actually does......you'd be surprised just how spirited and careless kids are thus resulting in scratches or bumps and bruises.

Totally normal. He's a little boy too, so they tend to be more rough and adventurous.

That does sound like a lot of scratches in just 5 weeks. I would question any in the future with his teacher.

Some of that is normal, especially when they're playing with new things. If it continues to happen, perhaps you should stay a few times and observe through a window or somewhere where you won't distract your child.

Dad on Purpose has it right. My sons got scratches skinned knees, skinned elbows on a regular basis, but my girls did not.

As long as they were cleaned up, I wasn't concerned. Its part of an active boys life. I am over sixty and I had scratches on my hands and arms last month from working in my berry patch. Boys/men that do things are gong to get scratches. Its part of life.

BTW, its not unusual for moms to be concerned, just like its not unusual for boys to feel, "Hey mom, leave it alone. Its just a scratch."

Good luck to you and yours.

Keep your eye on the situation. There are too many what ifs with any day care situation. Do pop ins, talk to him regularly about his day, and don't discount any unusual scratch as a sign that he's just having an active day or just being a kid.

Sorry to be a downer, but bottom line it's hard being a parent who has to trust others to watch their child during the day. The minute you let down your guard or ignore your gut is when bad things can happen.

I am from the school of thought that too many minor scratches and bruises might mean your daycare providers aren't being attentive enough and are either leaving the kids alone too much and they're getting into stuff or situations they shouldn't be in, or the providers aren't doing enough to prevent toddler squabbles or just don't know how to handle toddler behaviors if squabbles break out. Both are potentially dangerous situations for your child if left unchecked. Neither are excusable in my opinion and would be justifiable cause to find a new daycare situation. I think it ironic that this would be happening in a "Montessori" school as the whole philosophy behind this is curriculum based and therefore the children would have few opportunities to get hurt or be left unattended where something like this would happen. Is it a Montessori school in name or by practice? Important question to ask yourself I say.

If the bruises are real serious and the teachers always have a convenient answer for why or your child starts acting out at home or having tantrums when it's time to head to school, time to start looking for a new center. JMO

Hmm... the scratch under they eye would have caught my attention, because of the area it was on. I hope it is healing nicely.

Generally speaking, I think it is a positive thing that young children are in child care situations or homes where getting scratches means that they are being active most of the day. It is our too safe society that is contributing to our children having fewer ocassions to explore and limited physical activity. But.. if you Mom radar is up, listen to it, and keep watching. All my best.

Kids will be kids and they will get scratched. The only kids that don't get a scratch are those who don't play. My GD always has legs and arms full of scabs, scratches, bruises, etc. She plays hard, falls down, runs into things, etc. It's part of being a kid. The only way to keep a kid from ever getting a scratch is to put him/her in a bubble and tear off all of their own finger and toe nails!