How do I get m y 3-year old son to stop drinking milk from a bottle?

Question

He's very much at where hes supposed to be in every other aspect, except here. Please give me suggestions on how to make him stop.

Answer 1

I had my daughter give hers to the easter bunny.Let her throw it off a bridge into a creek n make it a fun thing n make sure u don't have any other bottles in the house for her to see.If she drinks like a big girl go with that and keep on making a big deal out of using a sippy cup and tell her u don't need that awfull bottle anymore go ahead throw it away make fun out of it and make her feel proud of what she is doing.Sometimes people take away the bottle and leave it for a bedtime thing and that way your slowly taking her off and then just keep the sippy cups handy with juices etc she likes in it .Try hot chocolate whatever it takes to get her off the bottle.Well I hope there is a suggestion here u can use cuz I have 2 kids and they worked for me n them.I think it's actually harder on us cuz it means that the baby part is over lol...have a great new yr n bye 4 now.

Answer 2

Stop giving him a bottle. Get rid of any signs of the bottle.Or have a "big day bottle throw away for the big boy day". Set a day that you both decide when it will be and mark it on the calender.
He is old enough to get a "BIG BOY" cup. Tell him that the bottle is not good for his teeth, and/or show him pictures of babies drinking a bottle and relate it to him. That is a baby with a bottle. Do you have a bottle? No, not any more, because you are a big boy. Stress that he is a big boy who can do big boy things. Ask him what he can do now that he si a big boy. Of course this is not in any order or time limit. Just spattering ideas. and that you need to go shopping to buy him a big boy cup but that you need his help to pick one out. Praise him when he drinks from or attempts to drink from the "big boy" cup. Sippy cups are great. He can pick one of his own choosing and/or there are even special cool cups that you can color on a paper with and insert into the cup. Children love this kind of thing.

Answer 3

Many toddlers continue to nurse or have a bottle at bedtime well past their first birthday (and some continue well past their second), so there's nothing unusual about your son's attachment to his bottle. What's more, most toddlers who give up sucking milk still suck something. Children who use pacifiers, or suck their fingers or thumbs, often keep it up through early childhood and are often especially reliant on it at bedtime.

One way or another, "comfort sucking" is a central part of peaceful bedtimes for most small children. When a child gives up this habit has nothing to do with how "advanced" or "behind" he is.

The two important no-no's of bedtime bottles are putting sweet drinks, such as juice, in them and letting your toddler take his bottle of milk into bed, where he'll sip it slowly. Either of these — let alone the combination — will be disastrous for his teeth as well as making him expect to have a bottle at hand whenever he half-wakes in the night. But a bottle of milk on your lap as a comforting snuggly end to the day, followed by cleaning his teeth, isn't necessarily something it's worth fighting over.

If you're really eager to wean your toddler from the bottle, just avoiding the worst may seem too gentle. But right now, both of you are getting the worst of both worlds: You are angry and frustrated, and your toddler is miserable, though he's still getting his beloved bottle. It's better for everyone if you either refuse his requests and stick to your decision no matter how much he screams, or willingly give him the bottle and put off weaning until later.

Answer 4

Well I got lucky with my daughter, she got the flu and couldnt drink the bottle for 2 days. when she was all better she wanted it again but i didnt give it to her, i gave her a sippy cup instead. after the first night she forgot all about it. Now she always wants her cup at night. First start by only letting him have it a bedtime, then after a while take it away all together and replace it with a sippy cup. The first few nights are going to be rough but its the only way.

Answer 5

I had this problem with my 2 yr old when I found out that her father had been giving her milk and juice out of a bottle....after yelling at him and showing him pictures of kids with bottle mouth I simply took the bottle of juice and milk away and gave her a bottle of water. She was soon weaned off the bottle anyway. After removing the milk bottles and giving her water she refused to take it for awhile and would scream, but I ignored it as it was for her health. She finally realized I was not giving in and took the water.

Answer 6

Bring him to the store with you and let him pick out "Big boy cups" (Sippie cups) At age 3, he should be past sippies too, though. So, also try to buy him those little disposable cups with characters and designs on them, throw away ALL the bottles. (If he continues to drink from bottles at this point, his teeth will be ruined) Let him have sippies for a while (2-3weeks) then upgrade him again to cups... to help this transaction, make him feel accomplished by letting him pour his own juice or milk. (Get a small measuring cup, pour the juice/milk in the measuring cup, then let him pour. By putting it in the measuring cup for him, you reduce spills. Do not get angry if he spills- He is just learning. Remember- praise praise praise. Good luck.

Answer 7

Through out all his bottles and buy him sippie cups. My son likes the ones with a straw but since your son will just be learning try the leak proof ones first, the cheap ones! He'll get use to it in no time and i hear it's bad for the teeth to suck on a bottle nipple for too long.

Answer 8

it may seem harsh, but just take it away!!. We threw all the bottles away in our home but one. And while at the sitters home we put a piece of lunch meat in the bottle and set it one the floor and let the dog eat at it right in front of out child. Then when it cam time for the bottle. She wasn't upset at me or daddy per say.It was the the dog who ate the bottle and she knew there was was no more. She only cried for the one day and that was it. and we made a "special" big kid trip to get get cups and let them pick what the want. And if there is no dog to eat the bottle (LOL) i would try letting him throw them away after going to buy the new "BIG BOY CUPS". . It will be harder on you to say no and stick with it them him crying for a day. Just keep your head up.

Answer 9

This is a tough thing to do but you have to just take the bottle away completely and make him use a sippy cup. My two year old cried for three days about not having it but it will be in the best interest of your child. I spent several hundred dollars on my daughter's teeth because I allowed her to have the bottle for so long.

Answer 10

i wouldn't put anything sour in the milk because then he would refuse milk. help him understand that big boys drink from cups. from now on offer him his drinks in sippy cups and a bottle at night until he is use to the idea from drinking from a cup if you were to go right to the cup it would make it harder for you and him to move to his next step in development