RE: biting policies
by: joshuajones - 22-06-08 17:19
Please don't take this the wrong way, I am not trying to be rude, but have you looked at the practice in the room ?
I have found, in the past, that when you get a biting problem that cannot be solved, it is quite often down to boredom.
Are the children getting plenty of activities to keep them occupied and having plenty of attention. (and before you say yes, try and be objective about your room and the activities going on) So often, especially when you have such a mixed age group, the older children are not being stretched or challenged. The tendency seems to be providing for the younger children and assuming it will be enough for the older ones.
They need sand,water, playdough, painting, etc all th ethings that you would offer older children, after all they are not really babies any more.
Try to up your planning and see if that helps.