My 2 year old is biting the kids at daycare, what should I do to get her to stop?

Question

Here is a problem about biting back, she only bites at daycare, not at home or while we are out places, so what should I do about this?

Answer 1

Do not bite him back... Toddlers are very "ME" oriented, and do not understand that what they do affects others, but biting back is not the answer. Biting is a very scary incident... both for the person/child who is bitten and the biter. Biting is very primal and instinctual, but is also something that can be controlled. I work in a preschool for children with special needs, and here are some techniques you can try to help lessen and eventually eliminate the biting:
- Make sure someone "shadows" your child... this means that someone is constantly following them around wherever they go. This is necessary to help determine WHEN and under WHAT circumstances your child is biting. Is someone provoking them? Are they feeling afraid? Are they cornered or being asked to do something they don't want to do? Are they hungry? Observe and write down what you see when biting incidents take place.
- Look over your notes. Do you see a pattern? Is there a specific time of day when incidents are at a peak? Is there a particular person that is constantly targeted? What can you assume from the information you have gathered?
- Try some intervention. When you see a moment/situation starting to escalate where you think biting may be a response, step in. Two kids are arguing over a toy, and you know that one has a tendency to bite. Step between them and guide them in saying things like, "It's my turn" or "I'm playing with it".
- Try alternative methods. Children who bite also may have some developmental needs they are trying to satisfy with their biting. They may still need that firm pressure. Give your child chewy foods like tiny pieces of beef jerky or licorice. Bagels and granola bars also work well. You can also get a piece of plastic tubing (the kind you can get from ACE Hardware or Home Depot for fish tanks) for your child to chew on (almost the same effect as a teething ring). At our center, we punch holes in these chewy tubes and attach an elastic key-ring holder to it (the kind you can wear on your wrist) so that the child can use it any time they need to.
Experts have found (and I have seen personally) that children who eat more chewy foods have less biting incidents because that primal need to chew has been satisfied. Good luck!

Answer 2

properly does she do it at homestead? It fairly relies upon if she does it at homestead. Have a quiet notice along with her and clarify that it is not proper in a gentle way. in case you get notice from the daycare that that's persisting then you definitely might desire to make a chart and once you %. her up from daycare each and every day, ask if she became biting somebody, if she didnt; placed a famous individual on monday. do the comparable for the different days she attends. Then on the tip of the week she has to have say like 3 stars and then she gets a prize. in case you bypass with this, be sure which you do clarify why she is getting the celebrities. solid luck -Jaffa x

Answer 3

Ok what I am about to say sounds bad and the ppl of yahoo will be screaming for child protection services but here is your real answer. If she bites you bite back (not hard just enuf for her to feel it) and on the arm. Dont go cannabalistic on her but let her know that biting hurts and it will not be tolorated anymore. My mom did it for all of us and I know several mom 's who've done it since. I tried all the "right" ways to teach my son to no avail. It's called tough love and it did work. I almost cried when I did it but he never NEVER bit again. And forget the whole staying at home crap. I know how much gas costs. I work and hubby does stay home (wonderful job with the kids) but he's getting a job soon as daughter goes to preschool. Best of luck to you and be strong.

Answer 4

Find out why she needs to bite the kids at daycare. There must be a reason. My son was biting his brother and i could not tell him off because he was only defending himself the best he knew how.

Answer 5

I'm 37yrs. old and I have three son's. Two are 18 yrs. old and the other is 15 yrs. old. Now let me tell you my baby started bit ting his twin brothers to get back at them. I got them to bite him back just enough to make him know that it hurts. Needless to say he stopped.

Answer 6

take her out, quit your job and stay home with her. Trust me you can afford it, may illegal immigrants do it all the time. Its not right until they are about 4.

Answer 7

maybe someone is messing with her you need to ask the people at the daycare and see wat do they say first