Most children younger than age 3 bite someone else at least once. Most children stop biting on their own; biting that persists past age 3 or occurs frequently at any age may need treatment. Biting is not always intentional and rarely causes serious injury to another person or poses any health risks.
Children bite for different reasons, depending on their age.
Some ways to help prevent a child from biting include:
Step 1: Immediately separate the children and tend to the child who has been bit. Check the area and console the child.
Step 2: Explain to the child who bit that it hurts to bite.
Step 3: Clean bite area with soap and water. If the bite broke the skin the Director will notify the parent by phone.
Step 4: A bite report will be filled out for both children.
After all preventative steps have been tried by the staff members, if the child continues to bite routinely, the director or designee will call the parent to pick up the child for the remainder of the day. Chronic biting may require that a child be suspended from enrollment for a period of time (days, weeks, etc.). If a child is suspended the parent will be informed that the child my return to the center as soon as the biting is abated.
If the child returns to the center, continues to bite, and is endangering the other children, the child may be terminated from The Elevon.
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