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Christine Cox
Christine Cox

This document discusses biting behavior in infant and toddler environments. It explores possible reasons for biting such as frustration, lack of language skills, and overcrowding. It examines how biting makes children, parents, and caregivers feel. Finally, it provides strategies to address biting including changing the environment, using indirect guidance like providing appropriate toys to bite, and direct guidance such as comforting the bitten child and redirecting the biting child to positive behavior.

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Biting
Lets talk about biting Common behaviour in infant & toddler environments. Very upsetting for children, caregivers & parents!
Why does it occur???? Child might be frustrated or angry Language skills are not developed enough to say what they want Overcrowding Teething (less common)
How does it feel??? Lets take a look at the case study and explore feelings from the different perspectives. Child who is biting, the child who is bitten, the parents of each child, the caregivers
What can we do???? Use a combination of indirect and direct guidance strategies
Changing the environment Limit frustration by Lots of free play time Consistent limits (but not too many) Easy access to lots of materials Avoid overcrowding and long waiting periods Provide developmentally appropriate experiences and materials
Indirect guidance cont Provide toys that can be bitten Provide ways for children to express feelings and frustrations Use calming techniques Help children express their feelings in words Validateits okay to be angry, direct to a more appropriate place to bite (rubber toy etc.)
Direct guidance Comfort the child who has been bitten Do not give too much attention to the child who bitessay in a stern voice biting hurts
Direct guidance cont Watch the child to determine why the biting is happening Shadow the child to stop the biting before it happens Redirect the child Give lots of attention for positive behaviour

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  • 2. Lets talk about biting Common behaviour in infant & toddler environments. Very upsetting for children, caregivers & parents!
  • 3. Why does it occur???? Child might be frustrated or angry Language skills are not developed enough to say what they want Overcrowding Teething (less common)
  • 4. How does it feel??? Lets take a look at the case study and explore feelings from the different perspectives. Child who is biting, the child who is bitten, the parents of each child, the caregivers
  • 5. What can we do???? Use a combination of indirect and direct guidance strategies
  • 6. Changing the environment Limit frustration by Lots of free play time Consistent limits (but not too many) Easy access to lots of materials Avoid overcrowding and long waiting periods Provide developmentally appropriate experiences and materials
  • 7. Indirect guidance cont Provide toys that can be bitten Provide ways for children to express feelings and frustrations Use calming techniques Help children express their feelings in words Validateits okay to be angry, direct to a more appropriate place to bite (rubber toy etc.)
  • 8. Direct guidance Comfort the child who has been bitten Do not give too much attention to the child who bitessay in a stern voice biting hurts
  • 9. Direct guidance cont Watch the child to determine why the biting is happening Shadow the child to stop the biting before it happens Redirect the child Give lots of attention for positive behaviour