No Biting.
The Bookwatch • May, 2008 • No Biting: Policy And Practice For Toddler
Programs
No Biting
Gretchen Kinnell
Redleaf Press
10 Yorkton Court, St. Paul, MN 55117-1065
9781933653563, $15.95 www.redleafpress.org 1-800-423-8309
Biting among toddlers is a complicated issue of safety, psychology,
and childhood development that is of immediate and practical concern to
any parent, daycare provider, or preschool teacher. Now in an expanded
and updated second edition, "No Biting: Policy And Practice For
Toddler Programs" by Gretchen Kinnell (Director of Education and
Training, Child Case Solutions, Syracuse, New York) specifically layouts
out practical and effective technique-building tactics and strategies
for dealing with a child who bites. "No Biting" explains why
toddlers bite, how to respond when biting occurs, and how to deal with
ongoing biting incidents. Of special note is the advice on developing
biting policies. Enhanced with illustrative sample letters to parents,
policy statements and incident reports; "No Biting" also
incorporates material on how language development and spatial awareness
can lead to biting among toddlers. Highly recommended reading for anyone
working with preschool aged children, "No Biting" is an
informed and informative instruction manual that will provide sound and
effective guidance for working with the parents of children who bit--and
are bitten.
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