and when i say sippy cup i just mean a cup with a spill-proof spout.
2007-01-23 03:19:00 · 13 answers · asked by itendstoday 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
As soon as your child can drink a sufficient amount of fluids from a regular cup (and not be too messy about it), you can get rid of the sippy! There is no clear age, just whenever your child is ready to drink from a regular cup!
2007-01-23 03:50:13 · answer #1 · answered by Nurse Jacqui 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably around 2 1/2 or 3 my son is 16 months old and he drinks out of regular cups because he wants to be a "big boy" but he still uses sippy cups when we go out.
2007-01-23 17:05:03 · answer #2 · answered by ProudMommy05 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A speach therapist will tell you around 2 is the best time to remove sippy cups. But that doesn't mean you have to live with messes from now on cups with staws or staw type spouts are perfectly acceptable and help them develpomentaly. In the care we still use sports bottles of straw cups with my 6 and 3 year olds.
2007-01-23 03:25:09 · answer #3 · answered by Ann D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is going on 4 and still uses a sippy cup sometimes. Usually, we give him a regular cup with meals at the table. But for playtime (or anytime away from the table) we give him a sippy cup. Basically, just so we know it won't spill.
2007-01-23 05:19:36 · answer #4 · answered by talker628 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well in a daycare setting they eliminate sippy cups at 2. Which children can control if they are given small amounts of liquid. However if your at home and don't want to deal with a spill or mess on the couch etc. You be the one to decide as long as you offer a regular cup at meal times so the child becomes accustomed to it.
2007-01-23 03:24:17 · answer #5 · answered by Momma K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is going on 3 and he's been waiting to do it because about 2 yet we nonetheless have some spills. My 4 12 months previous nonetheless beverages out of a sippy cup interior the vehicle and stuff yet he can drink outta a cup with out a lid round the homestead each and each of the time.
2016-10-15 23:52:29 · answer #6 · answered by mccarty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son is 3 1/2 and still takes a sippy cup, there are times we will give him a regular cup ....usually when he's drinking water...daughter went off them at around 2 but she wasnt nearly as active as he is....the speech thing I've heard before but my son speaks very clearly and my daughter had to have speech therapy...he speaks better at 3 than she did at 5 so in my opinion that makes no difference. Good Luck with whatever you decide!!! :)
2007-01-23 04:19:38 · answer #7 · answered by upagnstthewall 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sippy cups all left my house at 2 yrs old.
2007-01-23 03:22:22 · answer #8 · answered by Trouble's Mama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should take a toddler off a sippy cup at around 2 and just drink water at first so it dont matta bout spilling any. use plastic bibs so that their clothes dont get wet
2007-01-23 03:28:36 · answer #9 · answered by x-babii-gurl-x 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the last time my kids used one was when they were 3. By then, they should be able to drink from a regular cup or at least through a straw.
2007-01-23 03:40:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋