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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also dealing with the biter. His biting tends to come when he is overly stimulated and being very silly or when he is hungry. Our daycare knows to keep an extra watch on him when they are in situations where the silliness can be more likely, for example when they are singing and dancing/jumping around. They've also been good about keeping snacks handy for him and to make sure he is getting food frequently enough.

Another piece of advice from his teachers that's been helpful has been to be careful about the order of words that we use. Instead of saying, "don't bite" we will say "let's use our mouth to smile" or "let's use our mouth to say what we want." They emphasized that young ones hang on to the last words they hear, so in saying "don't bite," they actually might be prompted to bite. I realize this might be out of your control because you're not seeing the biting at home, but in the event you do witness it when your daughter is with other children, this kind of language might help.[/quote]

I know you are in it right now and trying to manage your son’s biting, but the fact that he is not only bites when over stimulated and silly (very common), but also when he is HUNGRY, really makes me laugh. Kids are crazy. Please remember to tell him this story when he is older! My kid used to bite his friend in daycare. When he got bitten himself six months later, we reminded him that he used to bite and that the other kid is still learning. We asked him what made him stop biting his friend and he said “Because he moved to Ohio”. [/quote]

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