Zero to Three

Zero to Three is an organization that is designed to help parents, teachers, and policymakers of infants and toddlers. The website offers different recourses and ideas for those who work with our youngest generation. I really enjoyed this article on biting, http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/challenging-behavior/chew-on-this-resources-on-biting.html. This is a reoccurring issue that I am facing at my childcare center. I was recently told off by a parent because their child continues to get bitten, and while I totally understand their frustration, they do not understand mine. I need all the help I can get in helping this child with his biting issue. This article gave me lots to think about. While I have heard several of the suggestions before, I really enjoyed the way they were broken down. One of the things I am going to start looking for with the child that I work with is what triggers his biting. While I am well aware of some of the other suggestions like, does he bite the same child, or who is the teacher when he bites. I see that he is very smart, and knows who to bite and which teachers he can bite around. But I have not seen what triggers his biting. I am not sure if it is a communication issue, frustrations issue, or space issue. Either way, like the article mentions, once we get to the bottom of why he is biting, we can better find ways to stop it. 

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http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/challenging-behavior/chew-on-this-resources-on-biting.html