Hearing that your child has been bitten by another child can be a shock. But spare a thought for the parent who has been told that their child is the one who is biting others. Biting is part and parcel of early childhood, but understanding its causes and ways of dealing with it can be helpful.
FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BITING
1. Age
While not all children will bite others, where biting occurs it is usually with children aged between 18 months and three years old. This means that while it is clearly an unwanted behaviour, it does need to be seen and responded to as normal behaviour.
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