Biting Support Toolkit for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Support biting incidents with calm responses, clear limits, reflection, and consistent communication between educators and families.

The Biting Support Toolkit helps adults understand why biting may happen and how to respond without shaming the child. It explores common factors such as teething, sensory or oral-motor needs, frustration, communication challenges, fatigue, hunger, crowded spaces, transitions, and difficulty managing strong emotions.

The resources guide adults through protecting and comforting the child who was bitten, calmly stopping the behaviour, supporting the child who bit, teaching replacement communication, and planning preventive supports.

YOU WILL RECEIVE SIX PRINTABLE RESOURCES:

• Biting Support Package overview
• When Biting Happens response guide
• Biting Reflection Sheet
• Biting Staff Discussion Guide
• Biting Parent Handout
• Biting Response Pocket Cue Card

This coordinated package can help a childcare team use shared language, identify patterns, improve room supports, and communicate with families using a supportive and non-blaming approach.