my kid loves it and will not take another cup
2007-01-20 00:32:43 · 15 answers · asked by josh z 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Just "lose" the bottles overnight. Like it or not, you are the one making the decsions in this case. All of my kids "lost" their bottles at 16 months. I just threw them out overnight and the next mornign had a cool sippy and told them the bottle monster ate those baby bottles but the sippy guy gave him something new and cool for a big boy/girl.
2007-01-20 02:29:04 · answer #1 · answered by Amber P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is 14 months and is still attached to his bottle. We started about 6months ago introducing it. For the first 3 months he would just scream when he saw it and through it. Now, he will choose it over the bottle. Take it slow and just keep trying. We poked bigger holes in the nipples of his bottles so the milk would just flow like a cup does. This way he eased off the sucking reflex and got used to just drinking. It seemed to help, now we just have to get him from taking a bottle before nightitme.
Good Luck!
2007-01-20 09:44:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the bottle away completely. Throw them in the trash or pack them away. It might be hard at first but should only last a couple of days. Kids will take a cup if there is no other alternative.
2007-01-20 12:03:26 · answer #3 · answered by christina c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Slowly start by throwing away, one bottle a day until you are left with the one. Wait a few days and tell them that the dog ate their bottle and you don't have anymore. Tell them all you have are sippy cups and when they want something to drink bad enough, they will take the cup. No kidding, it worked for me. Hope it works for you.
2007-01-20 08:36:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
convince her/him of growing up and having to let go of specific things. give a story of how you had to let go of something that you loved so much, so that they won't feel like the only one in the world who is going through something. take it one step at a time, each day, lets say at 12 pm, they would have a bottle, replace it with a cup of the specific fluid, and then throw one bottle away. celebrate it at the end of the day. continue to do this until all of the bottles are gone, and you have nothing left but cups!!!
2007-01-20 09:02:57 · answer #5 · answered by jessrich1000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u should have took it away as soon as he turned one. children do not need bottles or dummys after this age. (maybe just for bedtime for a while after this age)
now hes old enough to tell u he wants it. you should have introduced your child to a cup at about 7 months, so that he liked to drink from both and the change wouldnt seem so drastic to him without a bottle.
you will just have to take it away, he may not like it but he will quickly get used to life without it. gd luck
sometimes children just want a bottle because they know they CAN get it and they know mummy will give in and give it to them.
i work in a nursery looking after 1 year olds and none of them use a dummy or bottle during the day, but as soon as mummy comes to pick them up they want it straight away.
its just a habit as they do not cry at all during the day for these things.
2007-01-20 09:53:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This may sound silly, but every child has a different length of time for the "oral" period. No, not Freudian, just developmental.
You may want to ask your doctor to see when the signs of readiness are.
My bottle got taken from me at 365 days, pacifier, too.
I sucked my thumb till age seven or so, even when I tried so hard not to when awake!!! And we never could afford those braces back then...
So, check for the developmental stage before you go forcing the issue, ok?
2007-01-20 08:42:35 · answer #7 · answered by starryeyed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a sippy cup, put the drinks in it, and if the baby doesn' drink out of it then they don't get the drink. Start at breakfast. If your child doesn't drink by dinner, then go back to bottle. Keep encouraging it to drink out of the sippy cup! And once it does drink out of a sippy cup get all happy and good jobbie and all excited!
2007-01-20 08:38:27 · answer #8 · answered by Freshman15 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give him/her the "big kid" speech. "Look at the new big boy cup I got for you". Stop giving in to the bottle. It takes time and encouragement. All kids want to grow up. that's your weapon. Figure out a way to use it.
2007-01-20 08:38:56 · answer #9 · answered by papaz71 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
throw the bottle away and don't give them the option. This should be done at 12 months. It worked with my son, he didn't even cry.
2007-01-20 09:28:52 · answer #10 · answered by njyecats 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋