Citation

Solomons HC, Elardo R. Early Child Res. Q. 1989; 4(1): 89-96.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/S0885-2006(89)90103-8

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Over a 42-month period, 66 of 133 children at a university day care center received 224 bites, three of them by insects. Most bites were inflicted by other children, but nearly 20% were secondary to falls. Toddlers 13 to 24 months of age were bitten most frequently. Most bites occurred mid-morning, randomly throughout the week, and most commonly in September. Suggestions are made for decreasing children's aggressive biting in group care.