20 Month Old Still On Purees & Barely Self Feeding Spoon

[nannywhack]

Thanks for the input everyone!

I should mention that although mom sometimes doesn't seem to acknowledge the points I bring up and try to discuss, she does sometimes take into consideration what I'm saying. For example, I had mentioned on a few occasions cutting down/out bottles but didn't feel like she was on board (I was giving dcb 3 bottles a day at that point plus mom was feeding him 2 at home!!!). Then after trying to discuss it again at a Friday pick up, dcb and mom returned on Monday morning to tell me they successfully cut out two bottles. I was asked to continue giving 1 bottle a day. And yes, he still gets that bottle now! Dcb completely rejected the sippy after months of me trying. I have successfully taught him to drink from a big boy cup but he is still quite messy. I know I need to stop the bottle too and have been working on the transition with dcb without even discussing with mom.

Teagansmom, regarding development, dcb was born prematurely by about 2 months. His fine motor skills are quite good. We do a lot of fine motor practice and he is more advanced than my 18 month old. His overall developmental seems to be on par for his age.

I blame myself for letting it this get to this point. This was my first dck. I found it hard to be direct and firm in the beginning even though I didn't agree with a lot of requests. I've already reviewed my policies to ensure this doesn't happen again. There is definitely a learning curve when starting a home daycare!