April 2011 Moms
shaindelr
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Bitten at daycare. Picture included.
shaindelr
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I discovered this bitemark tonight on Liam at bath-time. One other time there was a mark on him that I thought *might* have been a bitemark, but I wasn't sure, so I didn't say anything. 
I alerted the daycare provider, and sent her this picture. What would your next move be from here? I mean, if it happens again, would you pull him out? I know that kids bite, but I don't know what most daycare places do. Sorry I'm so clueless :-/
Thanks for any help you ladies can offer!
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Re: Bitten at daycare. Picture included.
This is what I would want to look into further. A lot of questions surrounding this would determine whether or not I would pull him out.
The same thing happened to me a couple times with me oldest. One time she came home with a small spot of hair matted up in her blood. When I asked what happened, they didn't know anything about it, and that was the part that upset me the most.
I'm not sure if pulling him out of the daycare and moving him to another will help, as this type of behaviour is quite typical for that age.
I'd also be more concerned that they didn't tell you about it either immediately with a call, or later that day when you picked him up. It looks pretty darn nasty, they should have known what happened to cause it since he would have been crying over that severe of a bite.
Our daycare tells us of any bruises (typically falling on face, or walking in walls) or scrapes (falling at the park), DD has never been bitten <yet>.
Derek - February 2013 Caelyn April 2011
Like everyone else I would be concerned that they didn't tell you about it, but I wouldn't rush to pull him from the daycare. I think biting is kind of common at this age so that will probably happen anywhere. I would bring it up with the DCP and see what they have to say about it and then go from there.
And poor Liam, I hope he's ok now!
Thanks, Everyone! It was on his back, near his shoulder blade. The daycare provider knew which child it was. There is a little girl who is a biter. I wouldn't pull him out over a first incident, but it is somewhat "Lord of the Flies" sometimes when I'm there. She's a woman who watches her two little grandkids and then a few other children. Where we live, there are very few options for daycare since it's so rural.
He only goes to daycare for a few hours on Monday and then all day on Friday. I appreciate your thoughts. I really just wasn't sure what to do. I think I'd be more worried if he spent more time there :-/
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My DS has been bitten three times in the last six weeks...once behind the arm (the worst one, it drew blood and scabbed over for a week), once on the wrist (barely a mark), and once on the cheek (moderate..it bruised over the weekend). We're pretty sure it's the same child. Oh, and he got bitten once on the finger, but that doesn't really count because he put his finger in another child's mouth. Total accident.
Each time it happens, DS's daycare writes up an accident report and lets us know. I get upset when it's bad enough to bruise or scar (your son's looks like the one that bruised on DS's cheek). However, as PP's have said, this is 100% an age for it. If you like the daycare otherwise, I wouldn't consider it grounds for removing DS as long as things like this don't continue to happen regularly. The DCP should have let you know, though.