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Reality Bites
May 8, 2013
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
-Plato
-Plato
"Group living is hard — people rub up against each other and children in child care need and want attention from adults, and (sadly) negative attention is more desirable than being ignored. A bite is powerful and primal: quick and effective, usually inspiring immediate and dramatic reactions. Size and strength are not required, even a baby can inflict a very painful bite. Once present, it is hard to get rid of quickly. The child often bites again, another child imitates, and soon it's an epidemic. Parents become very upset about biting, and the problem escalates.
"Biting is a horrifying stage some children go through and a major problem or crisis for the group while it is happening. Yet at the same time, for the biting child, it's a natural phenomenon that has virtually no lasting developmental significance. It derives its significance from the group care setting. It is not something to blame on children or parents (or teachers). A child who bites is not on a path towards being a discipline problem, a bad person, or a cannibal. Yes, it is an anti-social act, but an act of an individual not yet equipped to be fully social, just beginning life as a citizen."
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Comments (3)
Displaying All 3 CommentsOak Tree Knoll Consulting
Concord, Massachusetts, United States
Chris - I love your "disheveled Einstein" description of Jim - perfect for the man we knew and loved!! And, yes, we all continue to pass on the wisdom, wit, and insightful teachings of Jim Greenman.
Oak Tree Knoll Consulting
Concord, Massachusetts, United States
Jim was such a child-centered person! I loved his perspective and we shared many a conversation while he consulted with me at the John Hancock Child Care Center in Boston, MA. I surely miss him - but his legacy and words live on!!!!!!!!
Children's Friend
Providence, RI, United States
Thank you for the recent pair of Jim Greenman articles. I grieved to see him pass away just a few years ago... a man as clever and revolutionary, thoughtful and irreverent, insightful and provocative as anyone in our field. He has a way of forcing us to look at the world we move in in a fresh and objective way, constantly pushing at our boundaries, asking us to be self-reflective. And always, always, his respect for the child's world and perspective center his thinking. Anyone who knew him knew what a disheveled Einstein he was... and what a tremendous impact he had on a generation of free thinkers working in classrooms around the world. I am so thankful that his ideas and thoughts continue to be honored, as they remain as innovative and reflective as they were the moment they left his mind. He had a way of moving mountains!
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