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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You are all over-reacting.  Biting is developmentally appropriate at this age.  At our preschool they tell the biter, "we don't bite friends, we only bite food" and distract the child.

I remember being upset because DC #1 was frequently being bit, and then DC #2 turned out to be a biter!  Nothing we could do but remind DC #2 about only biting food and wait for it to pass.[/quote]

You’re nuts.  First, if biting were “developmentally appropriate” the majority of kids will be doing it.  It happens but is certainly not “developmentally appropriate”.  Second, your school or daycare should have been in constant contact with the biter to protect other children.  You were really mislead, PP.  Your preschool sucked. [/quote]

No the act of aggression/assertion is developmentally appropriate. Some kids hit, some kids bite, some kids push, some kids yell, some kids are cruel with their words, some kids stomp and scream, some kids kick, some kids withdraw and run away. Its called flight or fight. Having to share a toy or not being able to be first or not being able to play with the toy you want when you want it is literally end of world to a toddler/preschooler. They are not capable of seeing other viewpoints. There are not capable of understanding that other people think and have thoughts like they do.

It is on the teachers to provide the buffer and redirect. This is why understanding that it happens to ALL kids (in different ways and in different ages) is important in teaching them to when they feel X to do Y. 
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