Biting Hurts!
Course Description
This course applies to infants and toddlers.
Learn reasons why infants and toddlers bite, strategies to prevent biting, appropriate ways to intervene in biting incidents, and how to talk to children’s families about biting.
See the course topics listed below for more information on what is covered.
Learning Outcomes:
After completing Biting Hurts! you will be able to list reasons why infants and toddlers bite; explain strategies for preventing and responding to biting incidents; and describe techniques for effectively communicating with children’s families about biting.
Topics Covered in Biting Hurts!:
- Reasons why infants and toddlers bite
- Strategies for preventing biting
- Appropriate responses to biting
- What to tell children’s families about biting
Prerequisites: Must be able to fluently read and write English.
Instructional methodology: Read written material, view videos, listen to audio segments.
Assessment methods: Multiple choice quiz and written assignments.
What students say about Biting Hurts!:
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"I have finished the course [Biting Hurts!] and it was excellent. I refreshed ideas to keep doing great things with my little ones. I love what I do!!" - Plymouth, Massachusetts
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"I have really enjoy taking the courses [Biting Hurts!, Toilet Learning] so far!! I am currently renewing my license after a long leave from ECE. I wish I had this years ago!!! I love the information and it has proven to be so helpful to me and the other staff!!! I feel like I want to take each one as they all apply to everyday life in our daycare day. Thank you !!!" - Fernie, British Columbia
Care Courses currently offers over 30 professional development courses and one non-credit training tutorial on the CDA process. All courses offer clock hours and an official online certificate of completion. The free CDA tutorial does not offer clock hours or a certificate.
Care Courses' course tuition entitles one person to receive the clock hours granted by a course upon successful completion. Bundle pricing covers tuition for all the courses included in a bundle.
To receive the CEUs and Clock Hours for a course, you must adhere to and sign our honor code, follow directions on written assignments and show comprehension of the course content. You must make 70% or better on all course quizzes. Less than 70% will result in trainer review and evaluation. If review indicates the need for discussion, you will be informed that you must speak with a trainer. You will be given a second chance to make 70% or better. Should you fail to do so, you will receive a letter indicating that you did not pass the course and may not retake the course for 12 months.
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