Squooshi? Opinions?
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Anonymous
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http://squooshi.com/collections/shop-now
Thinking of asking the family I nanny to purchase a few of these instead of continuessly purchasing throw away squeeze fruits/veggies Mb's would you be offedended if your nanny asked? Also have you ever used these?! Thoughts would be so appreciated! (This is posted in general parenting and the nanny forum's) |
Anonymous
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That depends on your employers' expectations and the kind of relationship you have with them.
For me, I stay away from saying, "you should get..." Instead, I say something like, "Did you know about these squoosies? They sound useful..." Then read what her reaction is. If she seems receptive, then suggest getting them. If she seems uninterested, let it drop. |
Anonymous
Agreed with this. Also are you willing to take on the pureeing/freezing of the food and cleaning of the pouches? Or do MB/DB already make their own food a lot of the time and just use the disposable packs for when they or you are out and about? If neither of these are the case, then I would not bring it up. It would be pretty judgmental to imply that the way they are currently choosing to feed their child is subpar, but not be willing to do any of the extra work yourself. But if you phrase it as "I've been thinking about trying to make some purees during DC's naps, and thought these looked cool, would you guys be interested in getting some?" they might be more willing. The alternative seems like reverse job creep to me. |
Anonymous
| Agree with 19.15. Unless you're willing to take on making the food, filling them, and cleaning them (possibly including any they might use over the weekend) I wouldn't suggest it. |
Anonymous
| What's the point of a to go snack if you need that much work to make it be a grab and go? I'm happy with the store bought squeezies thank you very much!! |
Anonymous
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As a Mom I would appreciate new ideas brought to the table - especially as it relates to things for the kids. Approach it as: "I saw this and thought of your kids. Would you be interested in using it? I' open to fixing this during the week."
No reason the parents can't use the ones they are using now for weekends |
Anonymous
| Op here: I am planning to do All prep and assembly, I sent an email to mb saying I had seen theses and thought if she was interested I would be more then happy to do it and I thought it could save a little money for them in the long run. We shall see, thanks for the advice |