Biting Child: How Do You Stop Them? You know what’s funny about
the topic of a biting child? If your child is the victim (the
one who gets bit), you get very angry. You blame the biter’s
parent for poor parenting skills and you hold a grudge on the
biter for being a “bad kid”. You don’t know why your child care
provider doesn’t get it to stop. If it is your child who is the
biter, you can’t understand why the other parent is so upset.
It’s just normal childhood behavior. You’re doing everything
possible to get your child to quit biting. And why is the child
care provider threatening to kick you out of daycare? You should
know: - Biting is normal childhood behavior. - The biter is not
a “bad kid”. - The biter should not be kicked out of daycare. -
The parents and the child care provider should work together to
resolve the problem. Okay, so how do you solve the problem?
First, you need to understand why children bite. There are
several different reasons a child may choose to start biting.
It’s crucial to determ