My Son is a Cannibal
By: Mr. Wilson on
August 9, 2007
"If your son doesn't stop biting kids he won't be allowed to come back to the Y."Maybe I'm a bad parent, but the first thing I did when I heard that was burst out laughing. For one thing, the mental image of shrimpy little 15-month old Robbie walking around and nibbling on other kids is pretty amusing. And then there's the woman's reaction to Robbie biting one kid. I may be mistaken, but I was under the impression that kids bite each other now and then. They're experimental that way. Kids skin their knees; they have tantrums; and they occasionally bite. Threatening expulsion after one incident seems a tad over-the-top. That's like threatening to put a puppy to sleep after it playfully nips at your finger. Plus, it's a little refreshing to see that Robbie is trying new foods. Not that I condone biting, of course. If we ever catch Robbie biting someone he will be punished to the extent you can punish a 15-month old. We've had pretty good success with our discipline techniques so far (knock on wood!), so I don't see why we can't nip this behavior in the bud, if there's even anything to nip. Robbie aims to please; he is typically mortified to discover that he did something that makes mom and dad mad. Anyway, here's hoping our little cereal biter doesn't become a serial biter. At the rate prosecutors are charging kids with crimes these days, little Robbie could find himself with a rapsheet before he's two.
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See what your friends and neighbors have to say about this.
You might just want to enroll him in a Diversion Services program just to be safe. Some Voc Rehab wouldn’t hurt either.
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Psssh. I bite people all the time at the Y, they ain’t never kicked me out.
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