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

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

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.

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 …

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 …

Mar 17, 2025 · Challenging behaviors often happen when children feel they don’t have another way to express their feelings or another way to get what they need. Here's how to stay calm, …

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For example, some behavior (e.g., biting and hitting) may require immediate intervention to ensure children’s safety, while others (e.g., not participating during cleanup) may first lead to a …