How much time do you give before letting a client go?

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Sounds like a child that has been carried constantly and attended to immediately. Did the parents do anything to prepare this child for care? Have you discussed the issues with the parents? Are the parents willing work with you to get her turned around? Have you seen any improvement since she started? The parents have to stop catering to her every whim.... Put her on the floor and leave her to play without engaging her, give her finger foods on her tray, no rocking to sleep, teach her delayed gratification, and so on. When I'm starting a new child right off bar leave I always give the parents suggestions on how to ready their child for group care and I stress that its for the benefit of the child to help them adapt faster. While the weather is still pleasant I would spend as much of the mornings outside if she seems to like that as long as its not in a stroller the whole time .... I would want her out walking/crawling around to make her nice and tired. Find out what she likes to war the most ... Fruit.... Yoghurt.... Pasta .... Bread ..... Give her that ... Try to get some food into her to promote sleep.... I think if you give it a few more weeks and with spending a lot of time outside in the am and naps in the pm should make it easier on the other kids. Put her as far away from the other kids as possible for naps and run a fan or similar so she's not bothering the other kids and maybe ask mom to bring a pillow case off of get bed ( not washed) so baby can smell mama. Might help her settle at nap time.