Getting bitten at daycare

[Sandy]

I just got a call today that one of the little boys in Rayna's class bit her on the arm. No broken skin, no problems at all, but they have to call and tell me. It doesn't really concern me at all - I figure that is just part of being around other kids.

So, I'm curious. Of those w/ kids in daycares, how many have been bitten? Or have bitten?

Sandy

[kim]

gianna is getting bit at daycare. there are 2 other girls her age and they are ALL teething right now.

i was getting completely po'd because one week she got bit 3 times...then my dh saw her BITING HERSELF exactly where some of the bitemarks were :lol:...i calmed down a bit after that since she obviously had done some of that damage. but in general i have the attitude you do...i did ask my dcp to keep the more aggressive biter away from her.

[Darcy]

Riley's been the biter and the bitee many times. Honestly, it doesn't bother me. Riley was biting a lot when she first moved rooms since she wasn't used to the other kids. She rarely did it while teething. I looked at it like you did, Sandy. It's just part of kids being kids. That being said, one parent of a child Riley bit demanded the director have a face-to-face meeting with the parent of the kid who bit hers (which would be us), but basically the director said that they'll just continue keeping an eye on Riley.

What they do there is give all the attention to the kid who was bitten, give ice, and lots of TLC. The child who bit the kid is told that you don't bite and asked to sit away from the other kids for a minute or two. Usually it works.

The director also recommended buying the book Teeth are Not for Biting. We ended up getting it just in case. Hope that helps.

[Eleanor]

I think Rebecca gets bitten once a week :rolleyes: I don't have a problem with the providers- they do a great job. And I don't know if it's always the same kid or different kids. The only thing that really annoys me, is that Rebecca has started biting us now! We're trying really hard to break her of the habit, but it's frustrating- she never did it before she started getting bit. Maybe just a coincidence but...

[Brooke]

Rebekah was in daycare 2 days a week for a year and she never got bitten.

[BeckyB]

Macie has been bitten once while in daycare. I guess she was trying to take food off another kids plate at lunch. Apparently they didnt like that too much huh

[Karri]

Aidan was never bitten, but he was a biter :blush1: Aye.
Norah is a teething biter and always attacks Elliott when she's teething and frustrated (the two go hand in hand). I have to keep an eagle's eye on that girl, so I can only imagine what a DCP has to do to keep her eyes on 4+ kids!!!!!

When I ran a daycare, I had plenty of parents PO'd at me when their kids got bitten. I wish all were as understanding as you :)

[bunkie68]

Julian was the bitee several times - there was a short stretch where it seemed like he was coming home with a bite every day! :eek: And they were in places where he couldn't have done it himself - on his back, his shoulder. I complained to the daycare - they don't tell you the identity of the child doing the biting, but they did say that one child was a habitual biter and was asked to leave. The biting decreased after that, and (knock on wood) he hasn't been bitten in a long time.

[Mary]

Frances was bitten once and I think that Joe was too, but that was about it. We've been really lucky because neither of the kids have been biters.

Mary

[NickiB]

My dd just went through a time where she was biting for a few weeks. I felt awful. She wouldn't bite at home. They do the routine where they give all the attention to the child who was bitten and the biter has to say sorry and sit in Time out for a while (2 min. since she is 2years old).

{{Knock on wood}} she hasn't bitten lately since moving to a different class.

[Bridget]

We had a big problem with that when Caleb was in the 1 yr. old room (according to my daycare this is where the biggest problem lies).

He was close friends with a little girl who had been a preemie and so she always bit him (don't ask how many times...). They think she was biting because she had chronic ear infections and it popped her ears. It was terrible because she had major health problems and they didn't want to kick her out, but my son was being bitten all the time. I was very understanding but DH was BOILING mad over it.

Eventually she left for in home daycare and he's only been bitten once since... but on the NIPPLE. He still has a scar from that.

When there is an incident we get a written incident report noting what happened and when. Luckily, the biting has diminished but it's hard to deal with (and honestly I think it would be WORSE if your kid was the biter... I mean, what do you do with a one year old?). I tried biting myself hard enough to leave a similar mark on my arm and couldn't do it - it hurt too bad! So I can only imagine how the poor little kid feels.

[Martian Lullaby]

Maya's been bit a few times now. And I'm sure she's been the biter a few times too. What goes around, comes around. :lol: It's never broken the skin (although last time she had a nasty bruise) so I don't worry about it.

[bunybomb]

Maya's been bit a few times now. And I'm sure she's been the biter a few times too. What goes around, comes around. :lol: It's never broken the skin (although last time she had a nasty bruise) so I don't worry about it.

Alex was both the biter and bitee. They will outgrow it. I promise. Maybe Rayna will get fed up and bite back. :lol:

[Nikole]

Jenna was the biter. I remember the first time they told me they had to document it in a book. I felt awful but soon enough she was the bitten :lol:

[Shanna]

Avery is typicall a biter, Addyson is typically a bitee. Luckily, they just use each other (or me) as chew toys :dunno: They have both been bitten by other children, but luckily they only bite on family members.