Thursday, October 9, 2008

1 year old anger management?!?!?!

So. Here is the deal. Yesterday when I picked the kids up at daycare, I was informed that Kasen was bit by another kid is his room there at the daycare. I thought "well, that kind of stuff happens and I know that kids go through biting phases, I am sure he is fine" When I went to get him out of his bed (he was napping) I pulled the blanket off of him to discover a complete set of teeth marks on his chubby little right forearm. Poor Baby. He looks like he got caught in a little bear trap. I asked what happened and I was told that he took a toy away from another little girl (age 1 1/2) so she got mad and bit him! I didn't think that babies that age got mad like that! But, the skin wasn't broken and he is going to have a nasty bruise. They put ice on it and gave him lots of extra TLC which I definitely appreciated. So today I picked him up and jokingly said to the girl who watches him "So did he get bit again today?" She gave me the look and I knew what my answer was. Sure enough, it was the same little girl but this time she actually broke the skin. So now he has a bruised area on his left forearm complete with a puncture wound. I was so upset. I spoke with the assistant director who assured me that there would be a stop to this. She asked me what I wanted to happen (If it were my choice, that girl would no longer attend that daycare) and I just told her that I didn't want him in the same room with her again. So from now on they should be separated. Apparently the assistant directors son used to be that little girl's chew toy before Kasen came around, so she was so nice and very understanding and kept apologizing for what happened. I told her that she had nothing to be sorry for, that it wasn't the daycare's fault that she bit him. I am just happy that they are willing to let him go to another room for awhile until that girl moves up to the next room. What is so funny (well not really funny) is that she bit him out of anger- he took a toy away from her!! The one girl who watches Kasen said that he "provoked" her and that is why she bit him. Bless his little heart, I don't think he knew any better than to take a toy away from her. Oh my, isn't it a little early for all this to begin? Maybe they should offer anger management for babies......or maybe it is a woman thing............LOL.

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