Re: Personal Space Issues?

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

My 26-month-old son, , who has been in casts for almost a year now has

always had a personal space issue. He is a twin so that may be something to do

with it. He does not like his brother to touch his cast.

AND they both bite!! Really bad bites. Luckily so far they bite each other.

I feel for you the biting thing is hard to deal with. I haven't found anything

to " fix it " .

They have been biting since they were about 14 months old. I do " time out " and

try(key word TRY)to talk to them. Nothing seems to help. I am hoping they will

soon out grow it. The only time they do bite is when fighting over a toy or

when one is bugging(space issue)the other.

Good luck and let me know if you come up with something that works.

Tasha

Mommy of twin boys- and 26 mths

Fort Worth, Texas

wrote:

Hello,

My 23-month-old son, Noah, has been in his 1st cast for 3 weeks now.

Our daycare lady says that Noah has had " personal space issues " since

being in the cast. Last week he started biting kids that touch him.

(Up until last week he had been yelling or screaming at kids that

touch him.) I know that biting is a common toddler problem and that

plenty of kids that do not have medical problems bite. But I'm

curious to know if any other cast kids have had issues with personal

space. Or if anyone who has had a " biter " has any advice for me.

Thanks,

Tasha

Mommy of twin boys- and 25mths

Fort Worth, Texas

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

My 26-month-old son, , who has been in casts for almost a year now has

always had a personal space issue. He is a twin so that may be something to do

with it. He does not like his brother to touch his cast.

AND they both bite!! Really bad bites. Luckily so far they bite each other.

I feel for you the biting thing is hard to deal with. I haven't found anything

to " fix it " .

They have been biting since they were about 14 months old. I do " time out " and

try(key word TRY)to talk to them. Nothing seems to help. I am hoping they will

soon out grow it. The only time they do bite is when fighting over a toy or

when one is bugging(space issue)the other.

Good luck and let me know if you come up with something that works.

Tasha

Mommy of twin boys- and 26 mths

Fort Worth, Texas

wrote:

Hello,

My 23-month-old son, Noah, has been in his 1st cast for 3 weeks now.

Our daycare lady says that Noah has had " personal space issues " since

being in the cast. Last week he started biting kids that touch him.

(Up until last week he had been yelling or screaming at kids that

touch him.) I know that biting is a common toddler problem and that

plenty of kids that do not have medical problems bite. But I'm

curious to know if any other cast kids have had issues with personal

space. Or if anyone who has had a " biter " has any advice for me.

Thanks,

Tasha

Mommy of twin boys- and 25mths

Fort Worth, Texas

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

My 26-month-old son, , who has been in casts for almost a year now has

always had a personal space issue. He is a twin so that may be something to do

with it. He does not like his brother to touch his cast.

AND they both bite!! Really bad bites. Luckily so far they bite each other.

I feel for you the biting thing is hard to deal with. I haven't found anything

to " fix it " .

They have been biting since they were about 14 months old. I do " time out " and

try(key word TRY)to talk to them. Nothing seems to help. I am hoping they will

soon out grow it. The only time they do bite is when fighting over a toy or

when one is bugging(space issue)the other.

Good luck and let me know if you come up with something that works.

Tasha

Mommy of twin boys- and 26 mths

Fort Worth, Texas

wrote:

Hello,

My 23-month-old son, Noah, has been in his 1st cast for 3 weeks now.

Our daycare lady says that Noah has had " personal space issues " since

being in the cast. Last week he started biting kids that touch him.

(Up until last week he had been yelling or screaming at kids that

touch him.) I know that biting is a common toddler problem and that

plenty of kids that do not have medical problems bite. But I'm

curious to know if any other cast kids have had issues with personal

space. Or if anyone who has had a " biter " has any advice for me.

Thanks,

Tasha

Mommy of twin boys- and 25mths

Fort Worth, Texas

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[Guest guest]

First off, every 2 year old I have ever known has had " personal space issues "

(where do people come up with these terms?) they are TWO!! Everything in the

world is their's including space!

Secondly, many 2 year olds bite. They are frustrated, and most don't have the

words to tell you they are frustrated so they bite. I think your caregiver is

latching on to the cast as an excuse. Noah is trying to get the other kids to

respect his personal space which encompases his cast.

That said, there can be no tolerance for biting. When my son was the 2 year

old doing the biting, we tried the time outs and talking. It did not make much

of an impact. And people may not agree with this, and that is fine, but I found

a drop, just a drop of lemon juice or vinegar, on my finger then touching his

tongue was enough to make him think about it. I think we did this for less than

a week before he stopped. I even sent some in to day care with written signed by

me instructions. Of course, now he doesn't like pickles....

wrote:

Hello,

My 23-month-old son, Noah, has been in his 1st cast for 3 weeks now.

Our daycare lady says that Noah has had " personal space issues " since

being in the cast. Last week he started biting kids that touch him.

(Up until last week he had been yelling or screaming at kids that

touch him.) I know that biting is a common toddler problem and that

plenty of kids that do not have medical problems bite. But I'm

curious to know if any other cast kids have had issues with personal

space. Or if anyone who has had a " biter " has any advice for me.

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Personal space has always been an issue with Olivia, even without a cast on.

Kids getting too close to Olivia, and getting in her personal space, makes her

think that she may be knocked into, or knocked down. At the beginning of each

school year, I have to give a little presentation to her class, on that very

subject. I ask the children to be sensitive to Olivias personal space, because

it makes her feel uneasy and unsafe when there are a lot of children in her

personal space invisible bubble. Olivia doesnt have the balance of a typical

child due to her scoliosis, and she cant catch herself from a fall as fast as a

normal child. I know this is why personal space is so important to children

with scoliosis. Olivia has always been like this, with the casts, and now with

the Veptr hybid, as well. She didnt want to fall down with the casts, and she

doesnt want to fall down with this internal hardware, either.

HRH

Personal Space Issues?

Hello,

My 23-month-old son, Noah, has been in his 1st cast for 3 weeks now.

Our daycare lady says that Noah has had " personal space issues " since

being in the cast. Last week he started biting kids that touch him.

(Up until last week he had been yelling or screaming at kids that

touch him.) I know that biting is a common toddler problem and that

plenty of kids that do not have medical problems bite. But I'm

curious to know if any other cast kids have had issues with personal

space. Or if anyone who has had a " biter " has any advice for me.

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

brings up a good point. 's teachers told me that this year she would

tell kids on the playground to be careful of her back because she has

" scohweeohsis "

heather hyatt wrote: Hi ,

Personal space has always been an issue with Olivia, even without a cast on.

Kids getting too close to Olivia, and getting in her personal space, makes her

think that she may be knocked into, or knocked down. At the beginning of each

school year, I have to give a little presentation to her class, on that very

subject. I ask the children to be sensitive to Olivias personal space, because

it makes her feel uneasy and unsafe when there are a lot of children in her

personal space invisible bubble. Olivia doesnt have the balance of a typical

child due to her scoliosis, and she cant catch herself from a fall as fast as a

normal child. I know this is why personal space is so important to children with

scoliosis. Olivia has always been like this, with the casts, and now with the

Veptr hybid, as well. She didnt want to fall down with the casts, and she doesnt

want to fall down with this internal hardware, either.

HRH

Personal Space Issues?

Hello,

My 23-month-old son, Noah, has been in his 1st cast for 3 weeks now.

Our daycare lady says that Noah has had " personal space issues " since

being in the cast. Last week he started biting kids that touch him.

(Up until last week he had been yelling or screaming at kids that

touch him.) I know that biting is a common toddler problem and that

plenty of kids that do not have medical problems bite. But I'm

curious to know if any other cast kids have had issues with personal

space. Or if anyone who has had a " biter " has any advice for me.

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

My son Fraser who is 22 months and has only had his 1st cast on for a few weeks

is exactly the same, even before having his cast on he liked his own space but

since having it on has become worse and did start biting other children at

playgroup that got too close, he was also doing it at home. The playgroup and I

would just remove him and we have a time out area, it is slowly but surely

working and he is getting more used to his cast and coping better with it. I

think it just takes them some time to adjust at this age as they aren't old

enough to fully understand what is going

Alison

---- heather hyatt wrote:

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> Personal Space Issues?

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>

> Hello,

> My 23-month-old son, Noah, has been in his 1st cast for 3 weeks now.

> Our daycare lady says that Noah has had " personal space issues " since

> being in the cast. Last week he started biting kids that touch him.

> (Up until last week he had been yelling or screaming at kids that

> touch him.) I know that biting is a common toddler problem and that

> plenty of kids that do not have medical problems bite. But I'm

> curious to know if any other cast kids have had issues with personal

> space. Or if anyone who has had a " biter " has any advice for me.

> Thanks,

>

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>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

My son Fraser who is 22 months and has only had his 1st cast on for a few weeks

is exactly the same, even before having his cast on he liked his own space but

since having it on has become worse and did start biting other children at

playgroup that got too close, he was also doing it at home. The playgroup and I

would just remove him and we have a time out area, it is slowly but surely

working and he is getting more used to his cast and coping better with it. I

think it just takes them some time to adjust at this age as they aren't old

enough to fully understand what is going

Alison

---- heather hyatt wrote:

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> Personal Space Issues?

>

>

> Hello,

> My 23-month-old son, Noah, has been in his 1st cast for 3 weeks now.

> Our daycare lady says that Noah has had " personal space issues " since

> being in the cast. Last week he started biting kids that touch him.

> (Up until last week he had been yelling or screaming at kids that

> touch him.) I know that biting is a common toddler problem and that

> plenty of kids that do not have medical problems bite. But I'm

> curious to know if any other cast kids have had issues with personal

> space. Or if anyone who has had a " biter " has any advice for me.

> Thanks,

>

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