If he was around 2months preemie there is a good chance he had feeding issues in those early days and the mom definitely may still be fixated on that. Just happy he eats so not wanting to rock the boat by moving to the next step. Completely understandable...BUT she does need some help to move past that so the child can get caught up.
My daughter was 5weeks premature, luckily she had no feeding issues, from what I remember it is until about age 2 that they are referred to by their gestational age (if otherwise healthy). So, while some leeway can be given the child definitely should be further along or at least have home encouraging him to be further along than strained purees.
Maybe when approaching mom do it gently noting how far the boy has come from being X weeks early etc...so she can see you understand where they came from and she feels you are acknowledging that the child is "special" in that he started off at a different level than his peers. Perhaps this will help mom be a bit more open and accepting of your nudging them along!
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