Thanks for the advice. It seems like the mom does everything for the kid, he won't hold a bottle or cup by himself, and as soon as he crystal he gets picked up. I have 2 other kids in my care also and it's just frustrating for them as we had a great routine until this.
He's been here for 3 weeks now so I'll let it go for another week or so and see how it goes. If no improvement I'll give them notice.
I feel bad as it's not the kids fault.