Recommend a resource

Books:

• Katz, K. (Liftflap edition 2002) No Biting. New York: Grosset & Dunlap.
• Kinnell, G. (2002) No Biting: Policy and Practice for Toddler Programs. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf Press.
• Verdick, E. (Board Book, 2003). Teeth are not for Biting. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing.

Articles/Tools:

• Banks, R., & Yi, S., (2007). Dealing with biting behaviors in young children. Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting. Retrieved from http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/poptopics/biting.html.
• Center for Inclusive Child Care Info Modules: Self study training modules on a variety of topics including; When Biting Happens: Strategies for Staff, children, and Parents. Retrieved from http://www.inclusivechildcare.org/SelfStudy/infomod/biting.htm.
• Early Head Start National Resource Center On line lessons – Digging Deeper: Looking Beyond Behavior to Discover the Meaning of Biting - Infants and toddlers bite for many reasons. During this lesson you will use the responsive process of watching, wondering, and implementing flexible responses to help you identify various responses to reduce or stop incidents of biting. This lesson allows you to progress through the content at your own pace and return as often as needed. Demonstrative videos, readings, and opportunities for reflection about ones’ own care practices are available to support your growth as an early care professional. Retrieved online from http://www.ehsnrc.org/publications/onlinelessons_biting.htm
• The Center on Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL). Responding to your child’s bite [PDF]. Retrieved from http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/documents/biting-parenting_tool.pdf.
• Crisalli, L. (2008). All about biting [PDF]. Exchange 184: 61-63. Retrieved from http://www.ccie.com/library/5018461.pdf.
• Illinois Early Learning Project. Play Right — Don’t Bite! Retrieved from http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/biting.htm.
  
• Murray Law, B. (2011). Biting questions. When a toddler bites, how do you handle the biter, the victim — and both sets of parents? Monitor on Psychology 42(2) p 50. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/02/biting.aspx.
• National Association for the Education of Young Children. (2010). Understanding and Responding to Children Who Bite. Retrieved from http://families.naeyc.org/learning-and-development/child-development/understanding-and-responding-children-who-bite.
• Oku, C. (2004). Biting in the Child Care Setting [PDF]. California Childcare Health Program: Berklely, CA. Retrieved from http://www.ucsfchildcarehealth.org/pdfs/
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• Ramming, P., Kyger, C. S., Thompson, S. D. (2006). A New Bit on Toddler Biting: the Influence of Food, Oral Motor Development, and Sensory Activities. Young Children, v61 n2 p17-18, 20-23 Mar 2006
• Tips for Preventing Repeated Biting in Child Care Programs. Retrieved from http://www.extension.org/pages/25697/tips-for-preventing-repeated-biting-in-child-care-programs.
• What Should I Do When My Child is Bitten in Child Care? (2010). Retrieved from http://www.extension.org/pages/25371/what-should-i-do-when-my-child-is-bitten-in-child-care.
• Why do Some Children in Child Care Bite Others? Retrieved from http://www.extension.org/pages/25365/why-do-some-children-in-child-care-bite-others.

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Updated: 9/23/2011

Funding for the 2011 update of the Growing Ideas Resources for Guiding Early Childhood Practices has been provided by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Child and Family Services, Early Childhood Division.