Biting at Daycare

[Anonymous]

Biting is to be expected from children who have serious anger problems, many of whom are IN daycare.

Gasp! They bite because mommy is at work!

Young toddlers bite for a number of reasons, and while I hate it when DS is bitten at daycare, I would hate to think that the parents of the biter are shamed for this behavior, or that they would be kicked out of the daycare for behavior that is normal, and that is the responsibility of the daycare provider when the children are in their care.

http://pediatrics.about.com/od/weeklyquestion/a/1106_biting.htm

What You Need To Know
Biting is a normal behavior or phase for most younger children, which is the most important thing most parents need to know.
Other important things to know about biting include that:

younger children often bite when they are teething, overtired, jealous, frustrated, mad, etc., or to simply see what happens when they bite, which is especially true of infants and younger toddlers, who may just be experimenting and exploring their world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Biting is to be expected from children who have serious anger problems, many of whom are IN daycare.

Excuse me missy, but what is your intention here? To start a fued about daycare? Back off.

There is a biter in my son's class and although he's never been bitten, several of the other children have been. I know for a fact that they're working with the child (toddler), because even though she's a biter, she's a sweet, funny and very verbal little girl. From what I've read, biting is to be expected, but some toddlers just take it a little too far

[Anonymous]

DD isnt in daycare but she is 14 months and has recently tried to bite me when she goes in for a kiss. She definitely is not doing it in a mean way, she thinks its funny, but definitely gives a big cry when I say no or ow. Hopefully we will nip this in the bud before she starts daycare at 18 months.

[Anonymous]

DS bites me as a sign of affection, too. I have been working with him to get him to stop it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Biting is to be expected from children who have serious anger problems, many of whom are IN daycare.

RUDE

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Biting is to be expected from children who have serious anger problems, many of whom are IN daycare.

Get a clue lady. I don't what to know where you pulled this one out of...I feel bad for YOUR kid.

[Anonymous]

PP here with a biter. One of his day care teachers left a few weeks ago, and he has not even tried to bite at day care since. Weird coincidence? Or directly related? And if it's related, I wonder "why" he bit in her presence? He seemed to love her a lot.

Anyway, just putting it out there.

[Anonymous]

He seemed to love her a lot.

Could be a coincidence, or he could have done it to get her attention. Biting is a great attention grabber!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP it is very normal for kids to bite when they are toddlers - they are just trying to express themselves with limited speech and other capabilities. it does not mean they are angry children!!!

You are mistaken.
Are you an early childhood professional or a parent of a biter?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS bites me as a sign of affection, too. I have been working with him to get him to stop it.

How have you been working with him to stop it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you guys kidding? Either the chronic biter gets removed, or my child does. Take your child to his doctor is you have any doubts.

How DOES a toddler express anger???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
PP it is very normal for kids to bite when they are toddlers - they are just trying to express themselves with limited speech and other capabilities. it does not mean they are angry children!!!

You are mistaken.
Are you an early childhood professional or a parent of a biter?

Are you for real? It's well documented that biting is a normal part of toddlerhood. Not all toddlers do it, but many do.

Are you an early childhood professional? If so, perhaps refresher training is due.

http://www.ok.gov/health/documents/BITING%20IN%20THE%20TODDLER%20YEARS%20rev.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you guys kidding? Either the chronic biter gets removed, or my child does. Take your child to his doctor is you have any doubts.

How DOES a toddler express anger???

Again, what options does a toddler have?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP it is very normal for kids to bite when they are toddlers - they are just trying to express themselves with limited speech and other capabilities. it does not mean they are angry children!!!

You are mistaken.
Are you an early childhood professional or a parent of a biter?

Um I'm actually neither - my child was getting bitten - but it is common knowledge. of course it sucks when your kid gets bitten but it also sucks when they get pushed etc. all part of growing up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you guys kidding? Either the chronic biter gets removed, or my child does. Take your child to his doctor is you have any doubts.

How DOES a toddler express anger???

Again, what options does a toddler have?

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