CHOMP CHOMP

The other day we picked the twins up from daycare and one of the teachers told us that Hunter had a REALLY rough day and was biting other kids! Mommy tried to ask for more information, but the gal was very short and said she couldn't tell us who he bit. Both mommy and daddy were pretty upset with the way the gal handled the situation and she had sent us home with a form that explained how to keep your child from biting. Most of the suggestions were things like, " pay more attention to your child", " try to understand what happened and talk to them immediately afterwards", "if there are big changes ... " etc.

Well, as you can imagine I was pretty upset and momma bear kicked in! One of the hardest parts about being a full time working mom is knowing that someone else is having a huge hand in raising your child. Both Michael and I have read books upon books about how to raise your children taking from them what we feel is right for us and our parenting style. We both take the time to connect with our children dedicating the few short hours we have every day to them only. We purposefully take time to each connect with them individually as well as a family unit, so the "pay more attention to your child" really struck a nerve with me. 

So, I called the manager at the daycare to have a chat. I first explained that the delivery of the information was horrible and that the form should be read by those taking care of my children. The gal made it sound like Hunter was going around biting everyone all day and I got no other information so the manager agreed to figure out what happened. I then asked what they are doing to try and prevent it from happening, what they are doing for punishment and if our kids were getting enough attention. Now that they are some of the older kids in the Toddler House, that means more and more little ones from the infant room are coming over and perhaps upset Hunter? The frustrating part is that he is the sweetest most kind little kid who goes around hugging all his friends to say goodbye at the end of the day. At home, Hunter shares toys with Hailey and doesn't get upset unless it is warranted. Thankfully the manager talked to the gal, she apologized and I got more information on what happened. What sounded like our sweet little boy being a terror was really only him being upset with one kid who was in his space and another who took his book.

Still, biting is never OK. We had a talk about it not doing it again in "Toddler Language" and he said he understood. 

Mommy made Hunter sit down and write 'I'm Sorry' cards for his friends he bit and thankfully hasn't done it since. Hopefully we don't have the same issue again.