Biting Hurts!
Training to help you understand, prevent, and respond to biting.
Course Overview
This course applies to infants and toddlers.
Biting incidents can be stressful and upsetting for both children and adults. One of our most popular courses, Biting Hurts! will help you understand the reasons behind infantsā and toddlersā biting, strategies to help prevent biting, and appropriate ways to intervene in biting incidents. This course includes strategies for talking to families about biting and using baby sign language to help children communicate.
See the course learning outcomes and topics below for more on what you will learn.
Choose a course format (online or coursebook) to get started:
Course formats
This course is offered in both our coursebook (with required online component/testing) and our fully online format. The online format of this course includes audio narration in most course sections. Click here to learn more about Care Courses' training formats.
Need this course in Spanish? Get the Spanish (Ā”Morder duele!) edition. ĀæLo quieres para ti en espaƱol? VersiĆ³n en espaƱol.
Acceptance information
Click to view:
This course is accepted in:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- Washington, DC
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
For state-specific information, see our State Training pages.
This course meets the Nevada 3-hour child development/guidance and discipline training requirement. Click the link for more training that fulfills this requirement.
Welcome Video
Welcome to Biting Hurts! Watch the welcome video from the course:
Learning outcomes
After completing this course you will be able to:
- List reasons why infants and toddlers bite
- Explain strategies for preventing and responding to biting incidents
- Describe techniques for effectively communicating with childrenās families about biting
Topics covered
- Reasons why infants and toddlers bite
- Strategies for preventing biting
- Appropriate responses to biting
- What to tell childrenās families about biting
Want to learn more about handling biting in a child care setting? Read our blog: 10 Ways to Deal with Biting in Child Care.
What our students say about Biting Hurts!
How Care CoursesĀ® Training Works: Details & Support
Click to view:
Course Details & Support
Prerequisites
- Language: Fluent reading and writing in the language of instruction (English or Spanish).
- Technology: Internet access and a web-enabled device (computer, smartphone, or tablet).
Access & Completion Deadline
- This training expires 12 months from the date of purchase.
- To receive a certificate of completion, you must successfully finish the course before the expiration date.
Learning Methods
- Read instructor-written material
- Watch videos
- Listen to audio segments
Assessments
- Multiple-choice quizzes
- Written assignments
Requirements for CEUs and Clock Hours
To earn CEUs and Clock Hours for a course, you must:
- Agree to and acknowledge our Honor Code & Policy
- Follow all instructions for written assignments
- Demonstrate comprehension of the course content
- Achieve the passing score specified in your course.
Quizzes and Assessments
- If your score falls below the passing mark, a trainer will review your work. If needed, you may be asked to speak with a trainer.
- You will have a second chance to retake any quiz or assessment.
- If you do not pass on your second attempt, contact us at info@carecourses.com. We will review your course and follow up directly.
- All quizzes are open book; all answers are found in the course material.
Certificates
- Official Care Courses certificates of completion record your clock hours and CEUs.
- Certificates are available in the My Courses area of your account.
- Please note: All course and certificate dates and times are on Eastern Time.
Getting Started
- See how our training works on the training process page.
- Watch our course navigation video for a quick tour of the online portal.
- Free Unlimited Assistance
- Weāre here to help with training, billing, and technical support questions.
- Phone: 1-800-685-7610 (MonāFri, 9:00 a.m.ā5:00 p.m. Eastern)
- Email: info@CareCourses.com or techsupport@CareCourses.com (days, evenings, and weekends)
About Care Courses
- Care Courses offers over 50 professional development courses and one non-credit training tutorial on the CDA process.
- All professional development courses include clock hours, CEUs, and an official online certificate of completion.
- (The free CDA tutorial does not offer clock hours or a certificate.)
Tuition & Bundles
- Course tuition entitles one person to receive the clock hours and CEUs granted upon successful completion.
- Bundle pricing covers tuition for all courses included in the bundle.
Policies & Requirements
