Biters

[KDENISE977]

So, I just get a call from my sons daycare/school that he got bit today, apparently pretty bad, but didn't break the skin. Obviously bad enough that they felt the need to call me. Is this normal? I asked the teacher WTH happened and she said "this other child just straight walked up and bit him in the arm". They said my son, 2 years 3 months old cried but was fine now. The classroom is only for 2-3 year old kids. Is this normal? Is it learning impulse control, or do I need to find a toddler and beat some ass??

 

[JeJeTe]

So, I just get a call from my sons daycare/school that he got bit today, apparently pretty bad, but didn't break the skin. Obviously bad enough that they felt the need to call me. Is this normal? I asked the teacher WTH happened and she said "this other child just straight walked up and bit him in the arm". They said my son, 2 years 3 months old cried but was fine now. The classroom is only for 2-3 year old kids. Is this normal? Is it learning impulse control, or do I need to find a toddler and beat some ass??

It's normal for them to call you so you don't see marks later and call them angrily asking what the hell happened.

It's just learning that biting is not ok. :shrug: Hopefully, the parents of the others kids will start working on that at home.

 

[RoseRed]

When my daughter was two, she was in a home daycare. on the third day, she was bitten by another girl. The daycare provider immediately kicked that child out of her care. Evidently, she had a few other minor issues with her and that was the icing on the cake.

 

[KDENISE977]

It's normal for them to call you so you don't see marks later and call them angrily asking what the hell happened.

It's just learning that biting is not ok. :shrug: Hopefully, the parents of the others kids will start working on that at home.

I get why they call me, they always call me, but the biting I wasn't sure of. And of course they won't tell me if it was an older kid which to me is more of a problem.

 

[Toxick]

do I need to find a toddler and beat some ass??

Yeah. I'm just going to go on ahead and assume that you're talking about the toddler's parents' ass.

 

[libertytyranny]

its soooo normal. Overreaction is totally not needed. It will spread like wildefire for a couple weeks when they figure out biting gets the message across then they will all forget about it. They are two year olds. They don't have the vocabularly to fully express themselves so they bite instead. Not a big deal. They will all be just fine. plus the biting can teach the kids that get bit what appropriate behavior toward each other is..its a social thing.

 

[lovemybulldog]

My 15 month old currently has biting issues but it's only me she is biting

 

[Roman]

Human bites can be nasty. My Daughter went thorugh a biting stage after being biten herself at Day Care.

 

[KDENISE977]

Human bites can be nasty. My Daughter went thorugh a biting stage after being biten herself at Day Care.

I've read this because of the amount of germs in the human mouth !! Luckily it did not break the skin(or so they said), we'll see when I get a chance to look at it.

 

[czygvtwkr]

Training a kid not to bite is just like training a dog, you either smack them right across the mouth right then and there or bite them back so they know it hurts.

 

[NikkoBlues]

So, I just get a call from my sons daycare/school that he got bit today, apparently pretty bad, but didn't break the skin. Obviously bad enough that they felt the need to call me. Is this normal? I asked the teacher WTH happened and she said "this other child just straight walked up and bit him in the arm". They said my son, 2 years 3 months old cried but was fine now. The classroom is only for 2-3 year old kids. Is this normal? Is it learning impulse control, or do I need to find a toddler and beat some ass??

My two year old is currently going to summer camp and has been bitten four times by another camper. A girl. So far she's bitten him on the hand twice, his chest (that one really pissed me off) and once on his arm and that one was a doozy. Trust me when I say I wanted to kick some toddler ass and then beat the toddler's parent's ass. I get that they're two year olds. They don't have the ability to fully communicate/express themselves in words. However that doesn't make it right. I've told the school that any more bites won't be tolerated.

 

[KDENISE977]

My two year old is currently going to summer camp and has been bitten four times by another camper. A girl. So far she's bitten him on the hand twice, his chest (that one really pissed me off) and once on his arm and that one was a doozy. Trust me when I say I wanted to kick some toddler ass and then beat the toddler's parent's ass. I get that they're two year olds. They don't have the ability to fully communicate/express themselves in words. However that doesn't make it right. I've told the school that any more bites won't be tolerated.

Well I also learned today that the biter, whose mom stopped me in the hallway to apologize, he bit 2 children today and his twin sister bit someone too. I mean I sympathize with the mom, but not enough to excuse it

 

[DoWhat]

Well I also learned today that the biter, whose mom stopped me in the hallway to apologize, he bit 2 children today and his twin sister bit someone too. I mean I sympathize with the mom, but not enough to excuse it

Did you ask her what she was going to do about it?

 

[acommondisaster]

That's a nasty looking bite. If it happens again, I'd question whether there's proper supervision. Biting isn't unusual at that age, but now that they know they have someone biting, they should be more vigilant.

Hopefully they can work out a plan with the mother so that they (the parents and the center) are on the same page on how to deal with the biting.

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Did you ask her what she was going to do about it?

At that age, it has to be dealt with it at the time it happens, rather than at the end of the day.

 

[KDENISE977]

Yes, I went to the owner of the daycare and spoke with her and was informed if it continued, those children would not be allowed to return to the center.

The teachers are so limited to what they can do because they can't physically put there hands on the kid when he bites. But 2 kids in the same household, same age, both biting other kids :shrug:

I made it clear I understand they're 2 year olds, but in the same respect, if it happened again, something must be done.

I also learned the other childrens mother is a school principal and knows it isn't to be taken so lightly if the behavior isn't corrected.

 

[Bann]

its soooo normal. Overreaction is totally not needed. It will spread like wildefire for a couple weeks when they figure out biting gets the message across then they will all forget about it. They are two year olds. They don't have the vocabularly to fully express themselves so they bite instead. Not a big deal. They will all be just fine. plus the biting can teach the kids that get bit what appropriate behavior toward each other is..its a social thing.

When Thing1 was about 2 he was up & down on my lap while I sat on the couch, trying to read or cross-stitch or some such thing.

At one point he went under my arm & I was trying to untangle from him & he bit me on the under part of my arm- in the tricep area. That freaking @#$^%@%^ hurt!!! I was so shocked that I reacted by grabbing his little hand and bit him right on the fleshy part between the thumb and wrist. It was not that hard, I didn't even leave a mark - but I told him do NOT BITE - it HURTS!!!

He was equally shocked and cried out a little, but he has never bitten another soul since then. I'm not advocating violence, or even saying that the biter should be bitten to prove a point - but in that situation, it did work.

 

[terbear1225]

My youngest had problems with getting bit by another lttile darling in daycare. Just when I reached the point of flipping out I was told that the other little darling was told to find a new daycare.

 

[NikkoBlues]

Well I also learned today that the biter, whose mom stopped me in the hallway to apologize, he bit 2 children today and his twin sister bit someone too. I mean I sympathize with the mom, but not enough to excuse it

I was told they weren't going to tell me who bit my son, but that the situation had been taken care of and it wouldn't happen again. It's been three weeks since this bite and it hasn't happened again (so far).

 

[ZARA]

My son use to bite until I bit him back and showed him how it felt. He never bit again.

 

[ZARA]