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3yr old biting

by mmic_ric, Mar 13, 2008 11:44AM
We just learned that our daycare has refrained from telling us of our son biting his classmates for nearly 5 months - dealing with the daycare is a whole other issue. Since learning of this we have once again began the no biting conversations but is there anything else (other than working with the daycare) to stop his biting?
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by LRM1021, Mar 13, 2008 01:45PM
To: mmic_ric
The only thing I can tell you is that this is a hard habit for children to break. My son stopped when he was 3.5. Before that, there was NOTHING I could do to stop him. When he did stop, it was because he started spending most of his time away from other children, and the habit was broken, so when he was introduced to other children, he had sort of forgotten that reaction.

by ccrprvdr, Mar 13, 2008 05:01PM
To: mmic_ric
Instead of the oh so overused statement of "No biting" or "No hitting" tell your child what he/she can do.  "We use our teeth for chewing.  Show me how you chew this apple"
"We use our hands for coloring and building. Show me what you can create."  

It is a struggle, but the more you use positive statements the quicker the negative actions will cease.
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