Daytime bottles.

[mickyc]

Yes sunnydays this is a difference in parenting and yes it is the parent's child but they have chosen me to be their provider in my home. Which IMO means that I parent the child in my home as I would my own. Yes I have weaned a child off of their bottle in my care without a parent doing the same at home. There is no need for a child at 18 months to be on a bottle. Yes if the child requires the milk/formula then they should be drinking it out of a cup.

Parents need to find a provider who has the same or similar parenting styles as themselves. I certainly wouldn't roll my eyes at a parent I was interviewing if they said their 2 year old was on a bottle but I can guarantee you I would likely pick a different family over them if I had a choice. Also the child would likely get weaned off the bottle here pretty quickly (if I gave it to them at all). A lot of times the bottles/soothers are comforts for the parent. My current 15 month old has a soother. She comes with it in her mouth in the morning, it goes in her bag, she gets it when she leaves (mom puts it in her mouth) and likely has it majority of the evening. She doesn't need it here. This was also the child I weaned off bottles. She still gets them at home too.

Agree with me or not but it certainly doesn't hurt the child to go without for the time they are at daycare.

brightsparks - I say feed the child the formula in a cup, quit with the bottles. Don't worry what other's say. It is your home. You are still providing the milk for the child and that is what matters. You are right, if he really wanted it he would drink it out of a cup. It is the bottle that is the real issue here.