Scenario 2

Discussion: Parent Scenario 2* Module 5 Page 17 (8)

6/16/2016

33 Comments

Scenario 2:

Lily is 20 months old. This is the second time that she has bitten another child today. Lily’s mom is very upset.

How might you handle this scenario?

33 Comments

Amber Hill

6/13/2018 09:49:22 pm

Let Lily's mother know that biting is very typical for a child her age as she cannot communicate her feelings into words in the heat of the moment. I would assure her that I would watch out for it happening again in the future and then I would remind Lily, often as needed, that she should use her words or come talk to me.

Emily Sarber

6/15/2018 10:23:46 am

I would communicate to the mom that biting is how children at this age figure some things out. Especially is the child is non verbal, it is a good way to show their frustration. Although biting is a learning curve it can be frustrating, but usually the situation can be avoided if the child is watched closely enough.

Kati Radford

6/15/2018 06:22:44 pm

I would reassure her mother that biting is very normal in kids that are not very verbal yet. She may have gotten frustrated with another child and did not know how to communicate the situation, so she bite them. I would reassure the mother that even though it is normal that with a little bit of team work, we can break the habit. Talking with Lily at home about sharing her feelings instead of acting out would help. Encouraging her to talk about her emotions when she is upset will help her communicate with others. While is is in our care, I will keep a closer eye on Lily to make sure we can avoid any more biting and encourage her to come to me with any problem she may be having.

kristen

6/16/2018 12:53:34 pm

I would explain to the mother that this is normal behavior for the age. The kids are all up in each others personal space and learning how everything works, so there are high chances that the kids bite each other. I would also explain to her that we can start up an observation list about when the biting is happening to further asses the causes of the biting and to hopefully help her stop.

Mesa Grant

6/16/2018 01:01:53 pm

I would handle this situation by sitting down and talking with the mom. I would tell her that this is common behavior for children her age and that she will outgrow it but in the meantime we should come up with a plan. We can then brainstorm ideas about the best way to deal with this situation and decide on one together so that we would be on the same page.

RaeLani Mathias

6/16/2018 07:44:27 pm

Printing the specific section of the WA state ELG and giving them to Mom for further reading is a great tool as is the Conscious Discipline website - it is packed with strategies, further reading, and specific materials for the family and school to apply in sync. I'd also make an appointment at a time and place where the mother felt safe to talk about what might be causing stress for the child at home or to invite her to any upcoming STARS training that might be relevant.

Michael

6/17/2018 09:16:04 am

I would discuss the problem with coworkers and the management to see if there is a pattern we're noticing and logs we can go look back on to think about possible reasoning for the behavior. I would also try to make the situation as comfortable as possible notifying the parent of the issues at hand while also providing resources and positives of the child's progression within the center

Lindsay Shaw

6/17/2018 02:15:11 pm

I would take the time to talk to Lily's mom about how this is a normal behavior for children her age and bring up the fact that I have experienced this many times when children don't quite have the words or development to speak their frustrations yet. Tell her that we can work as a team to help Lily navigate this time and give her the tools to communicate her emotions in a better way.

Allison Carper

6/17/2018 03:13:14 pm

I would tell Lily's mom that this is totally natural for children her age because they are trying to express themselves, but are having a hard time because of their lack of language skills. I would tell her that I would work with Lily on her communication skills and ask if she could do some simple exercises at home to promote verbal communication.

Rylee Cammarano

6/17/2018 06:54:27 pm

I would remind the mom that kind of behavior is very common in children that age and suggest that teething as well as other factors like boredom in the classroom could be the culprit. I would let her know that we would have more developmentally and intellectually engaging things in the classroom to keep them busy. I would also suggest starting to bring a binky or some cold teethers that we could give the child to help soothe the transition

eliza pereira

6/19/2018 08:13:13 am

i wiil let her mom know that its normal at this age,we can keep a extra eye on her and remind lily that teath are are for food and do not go on our friends body.

Sanchita Dey

6/19/2018 05:26:01 pm

Need to talk to parents and try to find out the reason of the behavior. Rather than getting upset parents teacher both need to find out the reason and work on that together.

Daniel Thongdara

6/19/2018 08:34:11 pm

I would first assure the mother that this behavior is common in children Lily's age. I would then further comfort her by telling her that at each occurrence and after we are focusing on teaching Lily to use words to express her frustrations. I would suggest that the mother continue to work on communication and the expression and identification of different feelings with Lily. I would assure Lily's mother that we are all working on this together and believe and care for Lily.

Kelvin N Acosta

6/24/2018 03:44:06 pm

explain to the mother that biting at that age is very common and give her ideas of how to help her stop the biting

Scot Acton

6/25/2018 10:15:36 am

Like many other providers have stated teaching Lily's mom that this is typical age appropriate behavior and then have a plan to keep Lily from getting to the point of frustration where she feels like she needs to bite. Working on helping her establish safe ways to communicate her frustration.

Jordin Pruett

6/25/2018 01:36:38 pm

I would explain to lillys mom that at that age, she doesn't knowhow to express her anger and biting is one of the outcomes which is completely normal and expected.

Asarah Caldwell

6/25/2018 08:20:27 pm

I would tell her mom that it is totally normal for children to bit other kids. I would also tell her some of the ways we would correct her with doing that. I would ask the mom if it is okay for me to give her a teeter to help with this issue.

Ruby

6/26/2018 01:21:32 pm

I would explain that it's common for kids this age to bite and that we're going through steps in the classroom to help correct this problem. I would also tell her that it could just be out of excitement of she could just be trying to communicate and we'll pay more attention to her actions before it happens so we can prevent it from happening.

Danielle dela Montanye

6/27/2018 09:05:37 am

I would first listen to the family if they need to connect with how they feel and their role in this situation. I would reassure them that even though biting is obviously not okay, that this is a part of their child's development. I would provide pamphlets or any resource of information to make them feel well informed. We can all sit down and analyze the situation, and work with the families to create a supportive plan for the child's success.

Kayla

6/27/2018 02:58:05 pm

Help the mom figure out what could be causing this. Could the child possibly be teething? Let her know that it is common for children to behave this way at this age and that the child may be frustrated too. Assure her that you will do everything you can to prevent it from happening again.

Sierra

6/27/2018 03:54:22 pm

I would reassure Lily’s mom that biting at this age is completely normal. She will be out of this stage in a few months, and until then I will have one teacher always shadowing lily, so make sure this doesn’t happen as often. Giving her a teething ring to hang onto and bite will also help.

Annie

6/29/2018 07:25:29 pm

Remind her that this is developmentally normal and that we will work with Lily in a positive way to encourage other forms of communication.

Fafineth Soromou

6/30/2018 06:48:20 pm

I would tell Lily's mom that this is a normal behavior for most of the child at this age. but we could sit and discuss about that behavior and see if these is somethings else causing it.

Caitlin Hall

7/2/2018 07:11:34 pm

I would talk to mom and just let her know that it is normal for children her daughters age to bit and that she can provide a biter toy to help her from biting friends

Estrella Knutson

7/2/2018 08:25:07 pm

I would reassure the mom that this is totally normal behavior for 20 months. I would also share what can be done in the classroom to help correct this behavior.

Molly

7/7/2018 10:32:01 pm

talk to their parent and let them know a lot of children bite for a lack words and/or teething

Sara

7/8/2018 01:09:55 pm

I would show empathy for mom's feelings, but share a handout on biting, letting her know it is a normal thing for young children to do when they have frustration and a lack of words. I would reassure her that we have redirection skills and will be watching Lily closely to minimize instances of biting.

Fatema Chinikamwala

7/9/2018 04:29:23 pm

Explain that this is normal and kids during this age cannot express themselves/talk and they remove the frustration in bitting

Hadeel

7/10/2018 05:03:19 pm

Lily needs to learn discipline. She could use a time out every time she bites a kid. Lily should also talk about why she tends to bite kids.

arizbhet

7/11/2018 03:15:03 pm

lily would have time out but i will also sit with her and try to figure out why she wants to bite and talk with parents about it

jing zhang

7/15/2018 08:24:27 pm

I would like to conform lily's Mom, tell her its normal for this age baby to bite, teething makes her temperate to bite something, I will let her not stay to close to her friends.

Kayla Green

7/15/2018 10:36:18 pm

I would first calm down lillys mom then calmly discuss as to why lilly is biting other kids. 1. did the other child take a toy from lilly if so thats why lilly bit because she cant use words yet.
2. or the other child was being mean to lilly like scratching,pinching or hitting her with a toy and lilly bit out of defense .
3 lilly could also just be teething too .
I've seen kids this age bite other kids for various reasons i just used 3 examples to day and thats what i would tell lilly's mom.

NOOR AL DAWOODI

7/17/2018 10:30:09 pm

Need to talk to parents and try to find out the reason of the behavior

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