I talked about this a little bit before in another post, but wanted everyone's opinion. Background: I'm only taking one infant who requires a bottle at a time unless I get a part timer also so I'm not providing care for more than one young infant at a time really.
Question: My food program doesn't require me to offer more than formula until they turn 8 months old. Most babies are 4-6 months old on cereal and soon after beginning baby food for at least 1 meal, then 2 meals a day along with formula. Well, I'm not sure if I should require parents to provide any cereal or jarred food until they turn 8 months then I will or if I should just provide it all along?
I can think of a lot of pros and cons, but I'm afraid my infant care rate is high enough to provide these. Should I say if parents want to begin more than just formula that they need to provide what they would like served until they're 8 months old or is that a hassle? Should I say until they're 6 months old just to save a bit on the expenses of baby food? I already plan on buying "puffs" as a snack with parents permission so I guess it would make sense for me to buy all the food. Just wondering what everyone else does and if it's what they prefer or if they'd like to have parents provide things when they can.
This family is really kind and is extremely responsible so I wouldn't have issues with them "forgetting" things.
Question: My food program doesn't require me to offer more than formula until they turn 8 months old. Most babies are 4-6 months old on cereal and soon after beginning baby food for at least 1 meal, then 2 meals a day along with formula. Well, I'm not sure if I should require parents to provide any cereal or jarred food until they turn 8 months then I will or if I should just provide it all along?
I can think of a lot of pros and cons, but I'm afraid my infant care rate is high enough to provide these. Should I say if parents want to begin more than just formula that they need to provide what they would like served until they're 8 months old or is that a hassle? Should I say until they're 6 months old just to save a bit on the expenses of baby food? I already plan on buying "puffs" as a snack with parents permission so I guess it would make sense for me to buy all the food. Just wondering what everyone else does and if it's what they prefer or if they'd like to have parents provide things when they can.
This family is really kind and is extremely responsible so I wouldn't have issues with them "forgetting" things.
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