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Biting |
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Biting, unfortunately, is one way children express themselves. We will endeavor to remedy the situation causing it and help the child to understand the seriousness of it, to the point of stopping the habit. These are the steps we take to stop biting. |
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| When a child bites, we will: | |||
| * Place our finger over their mouth and tell them in a firm voice that they must not bite their friends. Reinforce using our words to communicate. | |||
| * Try to resolve the situation that caused the biting. | |||
| * Make a note of behavior to track repeated offenses. | |||
| * A second offense will result in the above approach and removal of child from the group for a short time. | |||
| * Communicate with parents to help us reinforce at home that biting is not ok, and that we need to use our words. | |||
| * If biting still persists after all of the above, we will, out of concern for our other children, put the child on two weeks probation. During this time we will work with you to break the biting habit. If there is no improvement by the end of the period, we will ask that the child be withdrawn. Complete records of these actions will be placed in the child’s file. Should a child’s behavior continue in an uncontrolled manner, suspension might be the only alternative. | |||
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