Has your child been bitten at daycare? How did the daycare handle it? DD1 was bitten today (not a great first day back from maternity leave for me).
Has your child been bitten at daycare? How did the daycare handle it? DD1 was bitten today (not a great first day back from maternity leave for me).
pomegranate / 3595 posts
@MrsH: oh no! Poor LO and poor you!
My LO has been bitten and been the biter. How old is your LO?
When lo was in the 1s room they handled it well I thought: shadowed the biter, offered a teether as an alternative for sensory stimulation and tried to keep kids separate at biting opportunities. They saw it as developmentally typical which it is. As LO was older they had a little harder time but it was ok.
What happened for you? How did daycare respond?
honeydew / 7667 posts
@MamaCate: 20 months. DH had to "acknowledge" that she was bitten and he was told the other parents would be informed but we weren't given any other indication regarding how they would try and prevent or if this child had bitten before, or pretty much anything else. I understand they aren't going to tell us who it is but I honestly have no idea how they are going to try and prevent in the future.
She has upper and lower teeth marks on her leg and she was wearing pants
Eta: they also didn't tell my DH until he picked her up - maybe because she wasn't bleeding?
cherry / 107 posts
My daughter was bitten the first day in the toddler room (moved up at 15 months). The protocol was similar to what others have said. We got a phone call when it happened a note that said what would happen. The other parents also got a note and they were working with the child and shadowing him. It end of happens 3 times which was hard (tho to be fair the last time she put her finger in her/his mouth, which I believe cause she had been doing something similar at home). The first bite was the worst and left a bruise. Eventually the kid grew out of it. I read that sometimes it's a respond to something going on at home that the child can't express his emotions with words yet so I decided to roll with it then get really upset.
pomelo / 5660 posts
@MrsH: biting is extremely common at this age. Shadowing is the most successful way of handling biting.
apricot / 288 posts
My daughter was bit multiple times by the same child (I know who it was because my daughter could tell me). The biter was definitely less verbal than my child, so her way of expressing herself was to bite.
When it happened, I was concerned and went to the director to ask her what the steps would be. I know that there is only one classroom per age group at our center, so there wouldn't be much opportunity to separate the children and they are typically right at ratio, so shadowing is more difficult.
In the end, the other child left for another center due to her older brother's needs, so that ended the biting instances for us. (Another reason why I know it was this girl.)
However, I honestly think that anything they could have done they would have and everything they did do worked and that I was so sure of the "right" answer because of all the time I spend on this website!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
Yep. At both places she has been at. She also has done the biting. When she was doing the biting they followed her more and then would try and stop her from biting when they saw she was about it. They also read books on how biting is bad, etc.
We always found out at the end of the day. I wouldn't expect a phone call for it. It is super common for kids to go through this.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
I'm so sorry! It's awful when our babies get hurt by someone else. My lo was bitten a few times. The daycare told us it happened and promised to keep a better eye on the biter. It didn't happen again.
pomelo / 5573 posts
My son has been bitten once at daycare - they told us when we picked him up. He had pretty clear teeth marks on his arm for like 2 days! The baby next door (same age/daycare as B) has been bitten a number of times. Every time they just get the parents to sign an "incident report" at the end of the day letting them know he's been bitten. She finally asked if they were telling the parents of the biter as well as the parents of the bitee and they said yes, but didn't offer any more details. I know they have a copy of "Teeth are not for Sharing" that they read sometimes.
Today | Monthly Record | |
---|---|---|
Topics | 0 | 1 |
Posts | 1 | 3 |
Ask for Help
Make a Suggestion
Frequently Asked Questions
Bee Levels
Acronyms
Most Viewed Posts
Hellobee Gold
Hellobee Recipes
Hellobee Features
Hellobee Contests
Baby-led Weaning
Bento Boxes
Breastfeeding
Newborn Essentials
Parties
Postpartum Care Essentials
Sensory Play Activities
Sleep Training
Starting Solids Gear
Transitioning to Toddler Bed
All Series
Who We Are
About the Bloggers
About the Hostesses
Contributing Bloggers
Apply to Blog
Apply to Hostess
Submit a Guest Blog
Hellobee Buttons
How We Make Money
Community Policies