What type of training has the staff had on positive discipline techniques and redirecting a childs behavior?
• Ask them to show you how they would react to a child that bites or hits. • Have them share with you methods for positive guidance or redirecting the child. • Have them list the different reasons a child might bite, hit or scratch based on the child’s age. • See Additional Resources section for Positive Guidance Methods. Note: Biting is a common behavior in the infant or toddler who is expressing a feeling or unmet need without words. It is also one of the first senses through which infants experience their world. Infants and toddlers who are cutting teeth are also more likely to bite. Hitting may be an immature behavior with no intention of causing harm. It is important to keep perspective and work with the caregiver in both helping to reduce the incidents again and teaching children appropriate ways to express themselves. • Can my child get a disease through biting? • The risks of transmitting diseases like Hepatitis B virus (HBV) or Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) via biting are
