Biting

by Audrey Rowland MS, MBA

Infants, toddlers, and twos are prone to biting as they learn how to communicate and regulate their emotions, although a typical developmental behavior- it still hurts! Children's behavior has an unmet need behind it, and this includes biting. In this course participants will learn the reasons children bite, and how to prevent and respond to biting.

What's included?

  • PowerPoint Presentation
  • Video Clips
  • Course Activities
  • Certificate of Completion

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify typical characteristics of toddlers
  2. Discuss common causes of biting
  3. Determine strategies for preventing and managing biting
  4. Create a plan of action for classroom application

Course Requirement

This course provides 3.0  hours of professional development for early childhood educators.

Participants are required to view the training activities and complete the quiz. Participants must receive a score of 80% or higher to receive credit for this course.  

Course certificates are emailed upon successful completion of the full training and quiz.

Meet the instructor

Audrey Rowland

Audrey Rowland has over 20 years of experience as an early childhood professional. Drawing from her expertise as a teacher and administrator, Audrey creates resources and provides professional development for early educators, administrators, parents, and policy-makers. She founded Green Space Learning, providing early childhood professional development for educators and creating play-based indoor and outdoor learning environments for early childhood programs. An engaging speaker and trainer, Audrey translates information into application. Audrey earned a MS from the University of North Texas in Child Development and Family Studies and a MBA from Texas Woman’s University. She is a Master Trainer with the Texas Early Childhood Professional Development System (#1743).
Patrick Jones - Course author