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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi, my 18 month old son has been biting his friends in daycare. He used to bite his older brother at home a few months ago but stopped doing it and has not bitten anyone at home for at least 3 months. We told him 'no biting, it hurts' and [b]read him the book for biting [/b]etc. In the last two weeks, we were told twice that he bit another kid. I feel so awful for the kids who get bitten. His teacher made me feel terrible about it saying she needs to 'escalate this to the center director'. She also told me she never had a kid who is biting 'this much'. Any tips?[/quote]

Most 18 Mo. olds won’t remember a book you read 3 months ago. Talk to him about no biting and read it again. However, major +1000 to the pp^. [/quote]

You underestimate children and their ability to learn at a young age.[/quote]

I don’t. But I also know that at 18 months they lack impulse control and they are not good at regulating their emotions. That’s why toddlers and babies hit and bite (i’m thinking of the other thread about the two year old hitting at daycare).   At 18 months they also learn by repetition. So my comment about reading a book to them three months ago might not be doing anything today because they need to be reminded and refreshed about no biting.

Most importantly, at daycare/preschool, for a couple of weeks, biters need to be next to the teachers like glue. Either the teacher shadowing the biter, or the biter shadowing the teacher. Holding hands or whatever they need to do to keep the kids by their side. Behaviors and triggers need to be identified and worked with.

My experience comes from working as Preschool and daycare teacher for 15+ years. [/quote]

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