My Biting Policy...Please Read

[TwinKristi]

I would term a 19-22 mo who bit- We don't do biting here! Not saying it is not developmentally appropriate, just saying a biter is not a good fit for our program.

For me when and it becomes a habit to bite (even in reaction to something other than pain -when someone takes a toy, or cuts in front, or sits too close, or colors your paper, etc) that would be a term in my program.

Even your own child? LOL come on...

[daycare]

I need to knock on the wood. I have only ever had one child bite. It was a sibling set that the younger bit the older. It happened one time and never happened again.

My hat goes out to you guys that deal with this often. I don't know if I could

[LaLa1923]

Yeah I don't really have a policy because like she said, I'd have to term my son because he's the biter BUT it's often his reaction to something else going on. Someone hits him, he bites. Someone takes his toy, he bites. But at 18-22mo it's hard to enforce rules like that. A child over 2, that's different for me. I had a baby who was 12mos bite. He bit me once and he bit another child as well. It's kinda hard to suspend or term an infant ya know? A child, yes. But an infant? No.

This is still unacceptable. How often does he bite?

I would term a 19-22 mo who bit- We don't do biting here! Not saying it is not developmentally appropriate, just saying a biter is not a good fit for our program.

For me when and it becomes a habit to bite (even in reaction to something other than pain -when someone takes a toy, or cuts in front, or sits too close, or colors your paper, etc) that would be a term in my program.

Even your own child? LOL come on...

I agree!! I could not and will not have a biter here!! The offender is 14 months old. It is still not ok.
If my providers kid was the biter I'd find another provider

I've had three kids and not one was a biter, it's something I don't understand.

[JoseyJo]

Even your own child? LOL come on...

Mine are in HS now, so they better not be biting!

I don't know what I would do if mine were in my daycare and bit... Each of my children tried it once or twice at home and stopped really quickly when there are a STRONG consequence so I didn't have to deal w/ this issue for the most part.

Honestly I don't think I could handle being responsible for other people's children and my own child hurting them! I am glad mine were older when I started or I might not have made it as long as I have.

[LaLa1923]

Mine are in HS now, so they better not be biting!

I don't know what I would do if mine were in my daycare and bit... Each of my children tried it once or twice at home and stopped really quickly when there are a STRONG consequence so I didn't have to deal w/ this issue for the most part.

Honestly I don't think I could handle being responsible for other people's children and my own child hurting them! I am glad mine were older when I started or I might not have made it as long as I have.

Exactly this! It may have happened once or twice but they NEVER did it again. I would not be able to operate a daycare and have a biter. (biter being my own child)