My 20-month-old bit my 5-year-old about 6 months ago, but he stuck his finger in her mouth. So, we
chucked that up to his fault for putting his finger there. But the other times have been recent (within in the last 6 weeks) and
never in our presence. How can we punish her hours later for something
she doesn't remember and/or understand? Am I being naive to think she
doesn't "get it?"Again, she's not even 2-years-old. She can barely talk.
I really am at a loss. Everyday we drop her off at daycare, we're staring at our phones, dreading it to ring, because we know it's because she's bit again. I've already had to pick her up from daycare once. The next time she bites they say she has to miss a full week of daycare. Everything I've found said is for breastfeeding babies, or older children, which she is neither. Please, any advice, would help!
I'm sorry,but this kind of made me smile because I had a biter too! When we went to the park or a fast food place with a ball pit and I heard a kid crying I was always afraid my son had bitten someone again,so I've been there. The only thing that worked for me was biting him, pretty hard,so he knew that it really hurts! You're just going to have to try to catch him in the act I guess,good luck!
Its is hard to punish hours later. When I worked daycare we were told to coddle the child that was bit, within view of the biter so they could see them crying and being consoled. Then put the child that bit in time out. Good luck!
What kind of corrective action is the daycare taken other than calling you? You cannot correct her hours later. As you've said, she won't remember. Ugh. I'm so sorry you are dealing with this.
An over exaggerated reaction works well.. so does the other child biting back.
When I ran a day care, we would make the biter care for the victim, then put the child in time out. My teachers would over exaggerated how bad it hurt and how we don't do that. Almost always worked. I taught my teachers to pro active too.. like intervening before the biter bit.
I was a biter as a toddler and my mom did this. I never bit again!
Quoting Lindalou907:I'm sorry,but this kind of made me smile because I had a biter too! When we went to the park or a fast food place with a ball pit and I heard a kid crying I was always afraid my son had bitten someone again,so I've been there. The only thing that worked for me was biting him, pretty hard,so he knew that it really hurts! You're just going to have to try to catch him in the act I guess,good luck!
when my mom worked in daycare and took classes, and back when i took classes as well, we learned to have the child bite themselves. its shows them that their teeth hurt.... ask the daycare to do that. They are the ones catching him.... and if you ever catch him, you do that too. Only a couple times is normally all it takes. They learn, even that young, that "if i bite someone else then i have to bite myself and it hurts." kids stay away fromthings that hurt.... good luck ! sorry the daycare is beeing lame. and i like the teething ring idea.... never thought that might help.
My friend just broke her son of biting she said it took a week or so or timeouts EVERY time he bit it was strait to his crib for a timeout. Maybe the daycare should just put him on time out.. I think its stupid day cares can't figure that one out.. kids bite... they need discipline that's all it is... they just have to learn not to do it. Not send them home they Want to be home lol.
Quoting jesuschild06:when my mom worked in daycare and took classes, and back when i took classes as well, we learned to have the child bite themselves. its shows them that their teeth hurt.... ask the daycare to do that. They are the ones catching him.... and if you ever catch him, you do that too. Only a couple times is normally all it takes. They learn, even that young, that "if i bite someone else then i have to bite myself and it hurts." kids stay away fromthings that hurt.... good luck ! sorry the daycare is beeing lame. and i like the teething ring idea.... never thought that might help.
And what happens when the child tells their parents that he/she was made to bite him/herself at day care? I would report the day care because teaching biting whether of other children or self is considered abuse by CPS. I don't know how many years ago you were taughjt but if it involved my daughter there would be big trouble.
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I was taught about 4 years ago. and the daycare is to discuss these kind of rules with the parents..... and no, its not reported abuse my CPS. They were leagal CDA classes......
Quoting CoeyG:
Quoting jesuschild06:when my mom worked in daycare and took classes, and back when i took classes as well, we learned to have the child bite themselves. its shows them that their teeth hurt.... ask the daycare to do that. They are the ones catching him.... and if you ever catch him, you do that too. Only a couple times is normally all it takes. They learn, even that young, that "if i bite someone else then i have to bite myself and it hurts." kids stay away fromthings that hurt.... good luck ! sorry the daycare is beeing lame. and i like the teething ring idea.... never thought that might help.
And what happens when the child tells their parents that he/she was made to bite him/herself at day care? I would report the day care because teaching biting whether of other children or self is considered abuse by CPS. I don't know how many years ago you were taughjt but if it involved my daughter there would be big trouble.
A question for those who have kids close in age..
When was your due date and when did you give birth?
- highley528
on Oct. 11, 2012 at 9:40 PM