Anderson Injury Lawyers | March 20, 2018 | Daycare Injuries
No parents want their child to be hurt at daycare, but when the injury comes from another child, things can get heated. It’s important to remember that biting among toddlers is fairly normal and doesn’t usually require medical attention.
By the time children reach three years of age, biting normally goes away.
Why Do Toddlers Bite?
For most young kids, biting is a way to communicate and isn’t usually meant to be aggressive. Biting can mean “I’m excited” or “I want that.” Sometimes, biting is a way for children to relieve frustration.
Unfortunately, biting gets toddlers what they want – a reaction – so it can be hard to “train” a kid out of it. Similarly, just because biting is part of development for some children doesn’t mean it’s okay. If your child was bitted by another toddler at school or daycare, there are a few steps you can take.
Discuss the Bite with Your Child’s School or Daycare
Ask a teacher or provider how they handle biting. Daycare centers especially have a duty to closely monitor the children – they need to know what caused the bite to happen and how to prevent it next time.
Ask how they plan to correct the behavior if it were to happen again. Again, it’s the job of both schools and daycare centers to effectively monitor and discipline children who hurt one another.
If a daycare center doesn’t know how your child ended up with a bite mark, that’s not good news. While it’s unreasonable to expect daycare providers to stop every bite from happening, they should always be aware of what’s going on.
Can You Sue in Texas If Your Child Was Bit by Another Toddler?
To answer this question, we’ll first need to ask: how seriously was your child injured? Most toddler bites don’t break the skin. Similarly, daycare centers and schools can’t reasonably protect every child from every incident.
If your child did not require medical attention and the school or daycare center was not negligent (meaning they didn’t do something to allow the bite to happen), then I’d advise against legal action.
What if your child was seriously injured? Most bites between humans don’t get infected, but there is a risk for Hepatitis B or C and HIV. If the bite was serious enough to warrant a visit to the doctor, stitches, Hepatitis shots, or if your child was infected as a result, it’s worth consulting your personal injury attorney to hear your options.
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