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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD (2y) has had on/off biting issues at daycare since 18 months. She is an only child. She does not bite at home or in front of us (at playgrounds, playdates, etc.) -- only at school.

We are very attached to her daycare (a large center) and her teachers but they seem slightly overwhelmed/understaffed.

I am concerned she will get kicked out. We are trying our best (both parents and teachers) to correct this behavior but it seems like two steps forward, one step back. We just weaned her from the paci, which was the daycare's Band-Aid fix for her biting (which she would do more often while teething). We are trying:

-teething necklace
-rewards/bribes (favorite snack after school if she doesn't bite)
-redirection/keeping her hands busy
-teaching about sharing (she sometimes bites when another kid grabs a toy she wants)
-having a lovie at school

I know everyone thinks their own child is an angel, but DD is truly a sweet, empathetic child who has always been easygoing and calm. There are occasional toddler tantrums/meltdowns at home, but she is not a mean or aggressive child. She comforts crying children and even adults when they are sad.

My discipline approach: I am a firm but gentle parent who likes consistent, simple redirecting for undesirable toddler behavior.

My question: what is my best option here? "Quit" before she's fired? It is such a fraught emotional topic thinking of switching caregivers, but it is becoming a source of major stress for us and frankly she learned the behavior in that environment. A one-on-one nanny is out of budget for us (as are most lower-ratio centers, tbh) but can anyone recommend centers (or in-homes) that worked wonders for their biting toddler?

We are in Alexandria (City). [/quote]

What is prompting the biting? Are there very specific things that happen before she bites? [/quote]

Two situations: Another child has the toy she wants (or tries to grab it from her), or she lays down with another child during naptime to cuddle and they push her away because they want space. (We have also been trying to teach her to "give space" to people.)[/quote]

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