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I have a 6 month old dcb in care starting cereal. When is the best time to fit his lunch into my schedule? When the other kids are eating? Usually right now I try bottle feed him before the other kids eat so I can start his nap while I'm serving the other kids lunch, but I know it will take a bit longer now to do both cereal and bottle.
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When I had infants, once they started solids, they ate when we did. In a clip-on chair at the table (a high chair would obviously work). Also, I'd give them their formula in a cup (with a lid) once they are having solids. They'd still get their bottles at non-solid meals. -
That's how I do it too.
I do require the child to eat breakfast at home before arrival though so I feed formula and whatever for snack, feed them cereal at lunch when the others are eating and then snack again.
I will not be the one responsible for feeding baby cereal more than once. The parent needs to do breakfast and dinner.
IME, as soon as kids are old enough to eat cereal, parents automatically start either bringing them a few minutes earlier or brining them hungry so YOU can feed them the cereal.
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I don't feed solids until the first day of the eighth month and then I only serve the minimum serving for cereal, veg/fruit and protein. That's about ten bites of food.
By the eighth month the baby can hold their own bottle so the feeding time drops dramatically. I would have the parents do all his spoon feeding until he was eight months old.Comment
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That works for you, but I HATE bottle feeding, so my motivation to move things along is high.
I just don't like being stuck in one spot while the other children take advantage. Good time to clobber your neighbor, get into something, etc. Of course, the last time I had an infant most of mine were toddlers, and I work alone.Comment
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I have an almost 7 month old that I care for that has just started solids. I only have one other toddler aside from him so feeding times haven't really been an issue yet. Some days the baby gets solids and other times he doesn't. Solids at this age are more for learning how to eat and getting used to foods more than for nutritional value anyway since they eat very little of it. I imagine once he is eating food (aside from breastmilk) more regularly, I will just incorporate him into the same lunch feeding time as the toddlers.
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BC and Nannyde, if you don't mind, how do you word that in your handbooks if you do address that there? I have an infant that has started solids at home and I'm sure they'll ask me to it here soon. IMO, he isn't ready yet, so I want them to be responsible for most of his solid feedings,That's how I do it too.
I do require the child to eat breakfast at home before arrival though so I feed formula and whatever for snack, feed them cereal at lunch when the others are eating and then snack again.
I will not be the one responsible for feeding baby cereal more than once. The parent needs to do breakfast and dinner.
IME, as soon as kids are old enough to eat cereal, parents automatically start either bringing them a few minutes earlier or brining them hungry so YOU can feed them the cereal.
but want to sound smart when I tell them that. Thanks!Comment
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I don't accept infants unless they are born into a currently enrolled family so I am comfortable talking to them about this. I don't necessarily have it written out in my handbook, although I do include meal times and expectations for all age groups.
Everyone that enrolls here is already aware of the fact that I don't serve breakfast so the part about eating at home is already covered for any age.
I am HUGE on what side of the line (mine or parents) responsibility falls and I just tell parents that it's their baby so it's their responsibility to do certain things. I won't introduce solids and I won't spend a huge portion of my day training a baby to eat or sleep.
I require parents to do the hard work of parenting. That includes making sure they have their child prepared for the day. Fed, well rested, clean and ready to participate.
A cornerstone of my business is parents are their child's first and most important teacher. Parents are their child's ultimate authority. My role is only to support the parents.
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