Well, toothpicks just didn't work, so David
tried drinking straws, an Erector set, two by fours - until one day, some years and experience later, he hit on the right combination.
Not exact matches
I would love to
try this new
drink with a glass
straw, thanks!!
I would love to
try this new
drink with a new glass
straw!
He was giggling a bit as he came close, then he pursed his lips and
tried to
drink it like a
straw!
But instead of recommending a silly cup, she recommended
trying the Rubbermaid juice boxes with a
straw, and next think I know my 5 month old baby is
drinking out of these super cheap juice boxes, and after about a week of that I
tried the bottle again and she will take both now.
try Gerber's toddler Ensure style
drink with a regular bendy
straw.
Older children can
try chewing gum or
drinking liquids with a
straw.
That and teaching them how to suck from a
straw (start by holding your thumb on one end and then slowly release so they get a little
drink, eventually they
try to suck it from the
straw to get you to release the water / milk.)
They dropped them,
tried to pull the
straw out, threw them... the one thing they did not do was
drink from them.
An older child can
try drinking something through a
straw or chewing gum as long as she's at least 4 (and you're careful about watching to make sure she doesn't choke).
Imagine
trying to
drink from a
straw with a hole in it.
For a baby who is not nursing efficiently,
trying to adequately empty milk from the breast is like
trying to empty a swimming pool through a
drinking straw — it can take forever.
We just did a similar activity this week with
drinking straws — I picked some pipe cleaners up at the store today so I'm going to give this version a
try too.
Plus you know that thing where you're
drinking down a smoothie that's a bit on the chunky side and plastic
straws just collapse with the effort of
trying to suck up that chunk?
I always
try and
drink from a
straw as it's apparently better for your teeth and the Dharma ones are so cute!
An example of this is
trying to
drink out of a juice box with a
straw: If you squeeze the middle, you squirt out the juice!
I brush my teeth generally before I
drink lemon juice, through a
straw, then rinse mouth again with tooth paste after to
try to alkalize..