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Families: Understanding Biting

Exploring reasons for biting behaviour, with practical suggestions to use with young children.

Biting is a common behaviour, particularly amongst young children. There can be a whole range of underlying factors, including relieving pain, seeking sensory input, communicating a need, or expressing emotion.

It can feel embarrassing for parents and carers when their child bites. However, with the right guidance and support, families can help their child learn different ways to behave.

This handy, downloadable resource for parents and carers of young children explores some of the reasons behind biting behaviour, and offers a wealth of practical suggestions to try, to reduce the likelihood of biting.

This is a preview. The full resource is included in Team Teach products. Unlock it with any of the available products.

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