We had our first daycare incident report today

OSUx2 · June 2011

Unfortunately DD was the biter and not the bitee. I guess both would suck but I feel horrible that she bit another child. I kind of knew it was inevitable at some point but still it sucks. She definitely knows she did something wrong. I just hope it never happens again.

CareBear01 · June 2011

I sign one of those probably every over month. ;-) It used to bother me, but now it doesn't. Granted, some of them are just "DS bumped his head on the table", etc.

lilycat · June 2011

As the mother of a (repeat) bitee, don't sweat it.

I know that the child who bit my child was learning boundaries. It could have easily been the other way around. And, at daycare, they figure out who has that reaction to stress/normal sharing issues/boundaries and they usually watch and redirect the person.

IMO, it was not a reflection on the kind of parent, family, or child anyone is. It is just something that happens at daycare.

One thing I remember being important for all kids and their reactions to stress: watch for an increase in group size.

For example, once our son moved up and the teachers of two groups liked to allow the two groups to play together. That led to more biting and other stress-induced behaviors. I don't care about ratios -- there is a point where too many is a crowd and it has a negative effect on behavior. After splitting the groups, the problems stopped.

beedawn · June 2011

I worked as a daycare/preschool teacher for 3 years and learned during Texas Licensing training that the number 1 reason kids bite is because they are dehydrated. I wouldn't worry about the biting though, it happens all the time and most parents of the bit don't get upset about it.

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