kellyskidz!
23-08-2013, 08:17 AM
I mind a 14mo girl and a 16mo boy, had the girl for over 8months and the boy for only 2 weeks and I've still not 'figured him out' yet
Little girls mum came in today and said she thought she had a bite mark on her back, I looked at it and it was clearly teeth marks. The little boy did knock little girl to the ground yesterday afternoon and jumped on her while I was setting up activity yesterday and she did cry, but I assumed (wrongly) that it was because she had obviously just been pushed over and jumped on and she stopped crying after a few mins.
Now i know this is clearly the time he's bitten her (they were the only two children in and I watch them both closely with them being so young)
I sat him aside for pushing her over and got him to say sorry with a hug which he did then we carried on with our activity and nothing more mentioned until this morning
Little girls mum was fine and said kids bite, she'll probably do it herself one day but I am SO gutted and totally embarrassed that she's been bitten in my care and I didn't even know?! Told mum I was really sorry and I will speak to boys parent today when he comes but I'm so worried she's thinking I don't watch her daughter closely enough
Re the little boys mum:
I'm worried about telling mum he's bitten YESTERDAY, as she might be thinking well why didn't you tell me yesterday? Also she might well say how do you know it was my son as you didn't even see it
I also feel close to tears at the thought of little girl being bitten and me not knowing, it made me feel like an awful childminder and that I've let her down
It's the first biting incident I've had since starting up so I'm sure that has something to do with how I'm feeling but its the fact that I didn't know and mum must have been bathing her and thought oh my god! I know how horrible it is when your child's been bitten but to have to find out yourself that its happened at someone else's house..
It's really put a downer on my mood and my day, the little boys coming in an hour and I'm feeling quite resentful towards him already, even though I know children bite and its not really his fault, I can't help feeling a little negative towards him, which is making me feel worse!
Urghh horrid start to the day, literally feel awful :(
Little girls mum came in today and said she thought she had a bite mark on her back, I looked at it and it was clearly teeth marks. The little boy did knock little girl to the ground yesterday afternoon and jumped on her while I was setting up activity yesterday and she did cry, but I assumed (wrongly) that it was because she had obviously just been pushed over and jumped on and she stopped crying after a few mins.
Now i know this is clearly the time he's bitten her (they were the only two children in and I watch them both closely with them being so young)
I sat him aside for pushing her over and got him to say sorry with a hug which he did then we carried on with our activity and nothing more mentioned until this morning
Little girls mum was fine and said kids bite, she'll probably do it herself one day but I am SO gutted and totally embarrassed that she's been bitten in my care and I didn't even know?! Told mum I was really sorry and I will speak to boys parent today when he comes but I'm so worried she's thinking I don't watch her daughter closely enough
Re the little boys mum:
I'm worried about telling mum he's bitten YESTERDAY, as she might be thinking well why didn't you tell me yesterday? Also she might well say how do you know it was my son as you didn't even see it
I also feel close to tears at the thought of little girl being bitten and me not knowing, it made me feel like an awful childminder and that I've let her down
It's the first biting incident I've had since starting up so I'm sure that has something to do with how I'm feeling but its the fact that I didn't know and mum must have been bathing her and thought oh my god! I know how horrible it is when your child's been bitten but to have to find out yourself that its happened at someone else's house..
It's really put a downer on my mood and my day, the little boys coming in an hour and I'm feeling quite resentful towards him already, even though I know children bite and its not really his fault, I can't help feeling a little negative towards him, which is making me feel worse!
Urghh horrid start to the day, literally feel awful :(