Bitey McBite

Cal's kindy sent us a brochure about biting, as there's been some of that recently. We notice Cal can get a bit bitey if he's feeling ignored. Mascara application is often rewarded with a neat little bite to my thigh. I get it, there's nothing more annoying than your mum refusing to make eye contact, but I want to make sure we have zero tolerance for physical violence around here. It's not ok.

The brochure from kindy was good. It spoke about the reasons for biting. It being a common and effective way for toddlers to get the attention they want, or make a point, when language fails them. It also talked about shifting the attention to the victim, rather than laying it on the biter, which is what Bitey McBiters want. For example, poor mum, I hope she's ok, instead on going on about how bad it was that the kid bit her. Makes sense to us.

I'm sure he'll outgrow it when words become more powerful for him, but in the meantime it's so helpful to have a manual for this stuff. Go Montessori.