This article will help you to understand the reasons young children bite and give you some ideas and strategies for responding appropriately.

As young children grow, their communication skills become more complex. They learn to understand and use language to express their thoughts and feelings and to connect with others.

Guide Children’s Behavior Help children behave in positive ways by setting clear limits, modeling cooperative behavior, and dealing respectfully with challenging behaviors.

Agree upon a consistent response to behaviors such as hitting or biting that helps children learn more appropriate ways of expressing their feelings and needs. (See “ Understanding and Responding to …

Find research-based resources, tips and ideas for families on young children's learning and development.

The NAEYC Code of Ethics offers guidelines for responsible behavior and sets forth a common basis for resolving the principal ethical dilemmas encountered in early childhood care and education.

Starter Notes Many interpretations of developmental brain research emphasize “the neuroscience of self-regulation” (Florez 2011; Galinsky 2010). Self-regulation refers to the ability to control thoughts, …

Sometimes our listening reinforces what we thought we knew—and sometimes it takes us in directions we didn’t anticipate, identifies consequences we didn’t envision, and helps us find solutions we …

Examples of challenging behavior: Physical aggression (hitting, biting, shoving, whacking with toys), relational aggression ["You can't play with us"], verbal bullying, tantrums, whining, testing limits, …

Chapter 6: Social‐Emotional and Mental Health 2.2.0.7: Handling Physical Aggression, Biting, and Hitting 2.2.0.8: Preventing Expulsions, Suspensions, and Other Limitations in Services