Toddlers, biting & daycare

[Ashley&Scott]

I just got call from daycare, M was bitten today.

Apparently he & another kid both wanted the same toy. The other kid bit M on his arm. It left a mark but did not break the skin. The put a cold rag on it & M is fine now.

This is common at this age right?

[mrssandro]

Yes. DD got bitten a lot around this age.

[cjeanette]

Yes, esp in that situtation. It takes a while to learn to use your words.

[Deleted]

Yes :-( DS was bitten three times on the same arm a few weeks ago and I was ragey, then sad. Hopefully it never happens again to either of our kids but it is pretty common in this age group.

[statlerwaldorf]

Yes. My DD was a biter, but she grew out of it. Most of the time she wasn't even biting out of anger. It was more to see a reaction or because she was teething. She must have been a little over a year since she didn't get teeth until right around her first birthday.

[vanillacourage]

Very common. My DS1 has been the biter once or twice, and the bite-ee many times.

[Deleted]

DS went thru a short lived biting stage, but only me/H and then out of the blue did it to another kid at daycare recently. Now he's moved to hitting. I feel horrible that he does this, but a lot of kids go thru it. It stinks.

[everam01]

The todder room (ages 1-2) seems to be the peak of the biting phase at our daycare. Almost all of the kids had little phases (including one of mine but not the other).

[kittycatlove]

Yes it's common and it stinks. DS has been bitten 4 times already, with the first starting at around 9 months, he's 18 months now.

[dcrunnergirl]

DD is the biter. For a long time, DS was her only victim, and then she bit another little girl at DC. I was so sad for the other little girl, but not much I could do other than talk to her about it and recognize that she tends to bite when she's tired and frustrated.

[jena]

Lol, no blood? Then why a phone call? I'd find that odd. Bumps and bruises and even bites don't rate a phone call if there's no blood or dramatic lumps. We just get incident reports at pick up.

Dd was bitten 3x by the same boy just before they turned 2. Each time she loudly complained "Charlie bite me! Not nice Charlie!" and turn and shake her finger at him at pick up. My kids have never bitten anyone outside the family, for which I am glad.

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[Deleted]

Yes. I always felt bad when DD got bit though. I know it's common but it still sucks.

[Ashley&Scott]

Jena-
I'm not sure if it's standard for them to call every time or if it was because it was the first time. The director also said biting was not common in his room, so that could also be the reason.

[Deleted]

DS isn't in daycare, but he's starting biting me on the shoulder when he's tired or hungry. So apparently it's not just a daycare thing, and we're at the right age