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Seven Steps to Ending Biting, Hitting and Other Physical Offences Once and for All
- BE PROACTIVE. It’s more effective to redirect youngsters than it is to punish them after the fact.
- BE THERE. Don’t give your biters the opportunity to get in trouble. Stay by their side and intervene when you see trouble coming.
- BE ATTENTIVE. Respond to the “victim” first. Apologize for your children.
- BE CALM. Your children will learn more from this experience if they are reprimanded in a firm but neutral voice.
- BE FIRM. Set your children an arms distance away and say to them, “Don’t bite. Biting hurts.”
- BE REALISTIC. Have confidence in your children’s natural goodness and in their ability to make positive changes — but expect change to come about slowly.
- BE APPRECIATIVE. Praise your children whenever they handle themselves well.
