Not exact matches
You do want your baby to get
used to the idea of drinking out of a
sippy cup, especially if you've been
using a bottle up until this point, and it's important to get your child
used to the feeling of drinking a liquid other than formula or water,
too.
I try and
use a
sippy cup / staw / medicine spoon / and a bottle and she bites those
too and doesn't drink much, throws them or pushes them away.
If you give your kiddo a
sippy cup try to drink out of it once yourself to make sure it isn't
too hard to get liquid out of (
cups with stoppers can be difficult and can cause a child to
use and overdevelop movements that are more immature)
Don't
use the
sippy cup for
too long.
Since the kids are getting
too big to
use our favorite
sippy cups, we have replaced them with lidded, insulated
cups with a straw they can not -LSB-...]
If the spout or straw is
too hard when your little ones are first starting to
use a
sippy cup, they may not like it, and therefore not want to
use it.
I didn't think
too much of this, as my little one is no longer
using sippy cups, but it is something to be aware of.
I am
too busy stressing out about all the clutter — unplayed with toys, outgrown clothing,
sippy cups he no longer
used — that I didn't have room in my mind to focus on enjoying the new stage my own son was currently in.
Parents typically
use sippy cups as a transition to regular, open
cups, which are often
too messy for younger toddlers to
use.