My son is going to be a year old on November 6. I think he is ready to be taken off the bottle. Plus, I would like him to be. He is fascinated by us drinking from a cup and sometimes does with our assistance. However, when he is offered a sippy cup, even with the stoppers out, he refuses it and gets plain mad. Can someone give me any pointers and maybe a time frame of how long the transition may take for the average child? It is getting frustrating.
2006-10-12 06:21:21 · 11 answers · asked by flaminfortune 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
First off, my kid is not a retard. Sounds like someone knows what they are talking about. Maybe you should vent your resentment with a therapist.
2006-10-12 06:30:58 · update #1
Some children do not like the sippy cup and go from the bottle to a regular cup. This is great but a little more time consuming on you. I would try a nubbie cup it looks like a glass but has a soft rubber top almost like a nipple except it is designed like a sippy cup and it really is spill proof.
Try offering that to him instead of the bottle it works like sippy cups with a same flow concept but its soft like his bottle nipple but looks like a glass still.
Continue giving him drinks from a regular glass in the mean time. He may just like the concept of being like you and dad.
Hang in there just keep offering what you know is best for him if the idea of the nubby cup is not appealing to you.
Always make a huge deal out of his new drinking cups and never make it a huge battle it will only take longer to get his cooperation and things.
2006-10-12 06:37:06 · answer #1 · answered by ~♥ L ♥~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I started my daughter on a sippy when she was around 5 months old with juice. Juice was a treat at that age and she only got it in her sippy.
When she turned a year old we threw the bottles out and used only sippy cups -milk only. She was then offered juice in a cup with a lid and straw. Maybe your son can skip the sippy and go straight to the cup with a lid and straw.
The first years make a really good plastic up with a lid and straw. They advertise they can be thrown away but we've been using ours for about 6 months and my daughter loves them. We only use the sippy when I'm not watching her really close.
Speach therapists say that prolonged use of a sippy can delay speech.
2006-10-12 06:46:08 · answer #2 · answered by momoftwo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When i worked in daycare, we taught children to use the sippy cup but removing the stopper and serving water in it. The child then tips the cup back and notices that the water is coming out. Do this for a few days then replace the stopper and fill with the drink of your choice... you child will know where the liquid comes from and begin to suck at it to get the liquid out.
Best of luck! Should only take a few days. He'll get the point quickly!
2006-10-12 06:31:05 · answer #3 · answered by camoprincess32 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Be persistent and consistent with it! Just like with any individual the more you want/ask/demand someone to do something, the less likely they are to follow through with it! Just don't offer a bottle. Every child's transition will be different. I have 3 and each one was completely different when it came to sippy cup time! One thing I found that worked was taking my son to the store and allowing him to choose his own cup. Then, when time to drink, I also allowed him to "help" me get his cup ready! This also helps with the transition from baby boy/girl, to "big" boy/girl...
2006-10-12 06:30:49 · answer #4 · answered by PBnJ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I didn't really train mine to use it. She had the same problem as yours did - she didn't know how to use it at first and got mad at it. I kept giving it to her and eventually she figured out how to get the milk out. She's 2 1/2 now and moving up to a "big girl" cup. Hooray for Scotchguard! My 10 month-old can already use a sippy cup... not because I gave it to him, but because he stole it from his sister... lol
2006-10-12 06:40:01 · answer #5 · answered by jeffypuff 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all patience! You may need to try a couple different kinds until you find one that he likes. My nephew hated sippy cups and wouldn't use one till well after turning one. Maybe try the ones with soft tops first.
2006-10-12 06:38:46 · answer #6 · answered by Beth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try the Nuby cup, its at walmart or anywhere like that and its cheap. less than $2.00 it has a softer rubber nipple more like a transition from a bottle..you may have to set his milk in it, set the cup on a reachable surface and throughout the day keep reminding him that if he wants something to drink he can get it from there. Also sounds stupid but he might have to watch you use it for awhile to want to try too, and lastly around lunch time let him have salty things like crackers, pretzels etc... then he will be more thirsty and need something, if thats his only option then he will be more inclined to take it. good luck!
2006-10-12 06:25:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My son started using a sippy cup at 6 months old for his meals. I just put something that tastes good in them like juice and took a sip myself. Once he saw me doing it he wanted to try and that was all it took.
2006-10-12 06:25:55 · answer #8 · answered by kristi.burkhart 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GET THE SIPPY CUPS THAT HAVE SILICONE "NIPPLE" TOP. THAT'S HOW I GOT MY DAUGHTER STARTED AND THEY ARE PRETTY CHEAP. AT WAL-MART- 1.50 EACH OR 2 PACK FOR $3 AT WALGREENS
2006-10-14 03:52:55 · answer #9 · answered by kimandkaitlyn2005 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put it in his hands, don't fill it all the way, and let him make a mess. He'll figure it out
2006-10-12 06:28:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋