My baby is 15 months and still wont drink from an open cup. she does fine with a sippy cup and a straw. If we give her an open cup she sticks her tougne in the way. Any ideas on how to help her along? Or shold we just keep trying and offering her open cups and wait and see?
2006-10-05 11:21:06 · 19 answers · asked by jamie 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I didn't give my daughter an open cup until she was over 2 years. Even then she still did the tongue thing a few times but eventually got the hang of it. I think your baby is too young for an open cup, enjoy the sippy cup a little longer. It sure is less messy than an open cup, that's for sure.
2006-10-05 11:32:17 · answer #1 · answered by disneychick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stick with the sippy cups right now, she may end up spilling her drink in a regular cup. Every now and then try a regular cup but make sure she is at the table so it won't get spilled on the carpet. You may have to help her at first to tip the cup up so she understands that is how you get it. Remember that's how toddlers learn, from example.
2006-10-05 11:25:58 · answer #2 · answered by Katie Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure it's a Small cup and only put about 1/4 inch in it. Then help her put it to her mouth properly and slowly tilt it bask.. It takes practice and there will be lots of spilling. It takes a while, Nothing wrong with the sippy-cup for a few more months
2006-10-05 11:26:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
she likes straws so tell her its the big Girl way to drink (cup & straw).
That's a plus. Keep giving her cups without any emotion. Do put a plastic mat down as it could get messy at first. zBut the cup and straw are the way to start out and they just take off after that. There is always the popsiclle!!!
2006-10-05 11:41:28 · answer #4 · answered by Barbara A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just keep trying but try giving her a small cup at meal times everyday with just a tiny bit of water in it. So she can practice without you worrying that she will spill a lot or get something sticky everywhere (so use water) I started with my one year old and she is a pro now drinking from a cup at two.
2006-10-08 06:28:07 · answer #5 · answered by pbj74 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could once in a while give her a taste of something she likes from a Dixie cup - with only an inch or so of liquid in it. "Pink milk" (strawberry) seems to be something toddlers like. (You could buy a single-serve container, and give her small amounts here or there.)
If she just gets in the habit of enjoying a little drink of something nice from a Dixie cup, as you hold it for her while she drinks (and when she's finished with one sip you can say, "More?") she'll become used to drinking from a cup. From there the jump to a half-filled cup and her drinking from it without help isn't much of a jump.
At her age its no hurry, and if she practices from time to time with a tiny amount of liquid she'll be a pro by the time she's two.
2006-10-05 15:36:28 · answer #6 · answered by WhiteLilac1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guide her and help her suck it out....slowly.
All I can say, is supervise her, or you'll have water or milk, up her nose, and all over the floor! :) Maybe teach her outside where she can spill all over! :) There really is NO way to do it perfectly. You just have to try and try again, and help her.
Get ready for a mop!
Also, they have sippy cups with a really wide mouth, that prepare them to use a real cup. So look at Walmart or Target, and it says right on the package that it helps guide kids to cups that way.
2006-10-05 16:49:03 · answer #7 · answered by the_proms 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep on trying.my daughter did the same way cause they are used to the sippy spout thats why they put their tounge in the way.it usually takes bout a couple of months for her to get used to the new way of drinking.but all kids does that to a cup when they first start using one.just keep on giving her one everyday.if she wont take one then just have her drink some of yours.kids loves drinking from what mommy or daddys drinking out of cause it makes them feel big.
2006-10-05 11:45:33 · answer #8 · answered by ShreekyDaStonerLette 420 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your baby is way to little to drink from an open cup. For Goodness sake stop rushing him/her. That baby was just born a little over a year ago.
2006-10-05 18:45:11 · answer #9 · answered by eagfan5 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
15 months! too young! I'm a nanny of a just turned 2 year old, and I'm just starting to teach her that. When my own kids were in daycare, the daycare centre started around age 2, and they offered them plastic mugs. The handle was easier to hold then trying to wrap their hands around a regular cup. And it's one of those "practice makes perfect things"!
2006-10-05 12:18:49 · answer #10 · answered by who-wants-to-know 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋