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I have a new dcb, who will be 2 in August. This is his first time ever in daycare. Grandma has been watching him since birth. His mom brings him midmorning with a baby bottle with milk and rice cereal in it. He never drinks it. The only time it is given to him is at lunch.
I know the boy will drink from a sippy cup because he has drank milk using a cup before. Sometimes mom will bring him with an additional cup of juice, plus bottle of rice cereal.
The bottle creates many problems.
-It's a distraction to the other children at lunchtime. He doesn't eat for me, he pushes everything away. Mom says he eats fine at home. It is a huge distraction to my 16 month old, because seeing a bottle is a new thing to him (he never took one.)
-He doesn't drink from it, only chews on the nipple.
-He carries the bottle in with him, and it creates a meltdown when I take it away.
-It's just one more outside thing that I have to keep track of. I must dump it, rinse it out, and put it back in his bag. I forgot it here once and got in trouble by his dad.
-Why rice cereal? Isn't he a bit old for that, let alone a bottle?
I just revised my contract. In it, I am stressing that NO outside cups, food, drinks, or toys are allowed. It creates too many distractions and too much for me to keep track of. I feel weird about giving them a revised contract, since they just signed my other one a month ago. That and I just don't think they'll follow thru with my new rule.
What would you ladies do about this?
I know the boy will drink from a sippy cup because he has drank milk using a cup before. Sometimes mom will bring him with an additional cup of juice, plus bottle of rice cereal.
The bottle creates many problems.
-It's a distraction to the other children at lunchtime. He doesn't eat for me, he pushes everything away. Mom says he eats fine at home. It is a huge distraction to my 16 month old, because seeing a bottle is a new thing to him (he never took one.)
-He doesn't drink from it, only chews on the nipple.
-He carries the bottle in with him, and it creates a meltdown when I take it away.
-It's just one more outside thing that I have to keep track of. I must dump it, rinse it out, and put it back in his bag. I forgot it here once and got in trouble by his dad.
-Why rice cereal? Isn't he a bit old for that, let alone a bottle?
I just revised my contract. In it, I am stressing that NO outside cups, food, drinks, or toys are allowed. It creates too many distractions and too much for me to keep track of. I feel weird about giving them a revised contract, since they just signed my other one a month ago. That and I just don't think they'll follow thru with my new rule.
What would you ladies do about this?
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