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I have a 10 month old that has been in my care for 9 months. This child has always been short tempered, and a little bit of a screamer. After she started crawling, the screaming went away except for lunch prep time.
This child weighs over 30 lbs, is way overfed at home, and constantly eating at home. It's been this way since I started care. As soon as I start prepping/cooking for lunch, this DCK starts screaming and doesn't stop until I serve lunch (around 30 minutes). If we're running late to start lunch routine, this child is fine. The screaming only starts when I approach counter and start cooking.
I've tried everything, from moving breakfast/lunch times around, sitting child in high chair with toys, giving a small morning snack, and shortening the time this child has to wait to eat to 15 minutes (when possible). That only means they get done earlier, then screams for more food while everyone else is eating (even though they have eaten slightly more than USDA recommends) Nothing has changed the length or intensity this child screams. I started using gates to keep this child out of the kitchen because all they would do was to stand and pull on me, while screaming. Now all they do is stand and scream at the gate.
I haven't mentioned this to parents, because they will suggest feeding snack while I prep. I REFUSE to overfeed this child.
HELP!
I have a 10 month old that has been in my care for 9 months. This child has always been short tempered, and a little bit of a screamer. After she started crawling, the screaming went away except for lunch prep time.
This child weighs over 30 lbs, is way overfed at home, and constantly eating at home. It's been this way since I started care. As soon as I start prepping/cooking for lunch, this DCK starts screaming and doesn't stop until I serve lunch (around 30 minutes). If we're running late to start lunch routine, this child is fine. The screaming only starts when I approach counter and start cooking.
I've tried everything, from moving breakfast/lunch times around, sitting child in high chair with toys, giving a small morning snack, and shortening the time this child has to wait to eat to 15 minutes (when possible). That only means they get done earlier, then screams for more food while everyone else is eating (even though they have eaten slightly more than USDA recommends) Nothing has changed the length or intensity this child screams. I started using gates to keep this child out of the kitchen because all they would do was to stand and pull on me, while screaming. Now all they do is stand and scream at the gate.
I haven't mentioned this to parents, because they will suggest feeding snack while I prep. I REFUSE to overfeed this child.
HELP!
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