Another question about my 2 year old...?

Question

Okay. My 2 year old refuses to go to bed or anything without a cup of juice or milk. She will not drink water. She will throw a fit without a cup. How can I calm her temper down and let her be able to go to sleep without a cup?
Also she drinks so much throughout the day. She always has to have a cup full of juice or milk! I dont know how she is so skinny because she should be chubby as much as she drinks!

Answer 1

Just remind yourself that she is 2. If you don't get control of these situations now you are going to regret it when she is 5 and is embarassing you in public.

Just because she is thin doesn't mean that filling up on liquids is okay. She needs vitamins and nutrients from food. The juice cup is terrible on her teeth.

In my 4 year old pre k class I just had a little boy that is well cared for come back from teh dentist with 7 cavities. One was so bad it was down in the nerve and he had to have it pulled. The culprit? Drinking too much and going to bed with the cup.

I had another little girl who had 4 teeth pulled out over the summer because of cavities. She brushed her teeth as well. The doctor blamed juice.

I had another little girl a couple months ago miss almost a week of school from a gum infection. A cavitiy wasn't detected and caused an absess in her gum. She had to have oral surgery to get it taken care of. A lot of pain and money. She also takes a cup to bed.

This is all from one class, this year, and they aren't neglected children. They are doted upon, middle to upper class families.

All 2 year olds will do whatever they get away with. We all want to get our way. She knows that with a tantrum you will give in. Do not give in. Discipline if you need to, remain firm. Remember, she can understand what you are saying now. Tell her, you are a big girl. No more sippy cups when it is dark. Or only limit sippy cups at the table or get rid of them all. Out of sight, out of mind.

She will only cry for a day or two. After that your life will be much calmer.

Take Care,
SD

Answer 2

Maybe you should feed her more, usually when a kid that age is not getting enough food they want to fill their empty bellies with liquid. It is a cycle because if her stomach is always full of sugary juice and milk she won't eat much. A child is healthy looking from eating healthy food not drinking all day. Try to give her milk before bed, juice isn't good.

Answer 3

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first of all i am not here to judge anyone therefore i am not gonna judge you on how much milk/juice you give her ............

since she is 2......
she is able to understand waaaaay more things than she did this time last year.........
what you can do is give her a cup that is empty...explain to her that there is no more juice and milk.........ans show it to her in the fridge...keep and empty milk gallon in there.

and when you do want to give her milk/juice open all the cups and put them in the sink as if they are dirty ans explain to her that she cant have them because they are dirty.(you can even go to drastic measures and put something that smells funny like vinegar and tell her to smell it and say "eewww yuck"
~~if she wants milk or juice tell her the only things that are clean are the big people cups...and only big people can drink out of big people cups and well...you get idea.

i never did have this problem with my 1st daughter but i do have a 15mos old who is ADDICTED to the damn pacifier i am trying to take it away as much as possible.....but you, as a mother of a 2 yr old you know how stubborn kids can be

~~~~~~~IT WILL TAKE PATIENCE AND IF ONE METHOD YOU CHOOSE WORKS BUT THE NEXT DAY IT DOESNT~~~DO NOT CHOOSE ANOTHER METHOD....YOU NEED TO STICK TO THAT ONE METHOD.....GIVE IT 10 DAYS AND YOU WILL SEE,,,,ITS NOT THAT HARD AFTER ALL~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

i wish you the best ,,,,,,,,,,,and good luck!!!!


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Answer 4

If she is at a good weight and your doctor says it is okay for her drink the milk or juice. Let her drink the liquid. Make sure she brushes her teeth after. The milk or juice can cause decay of the teeth.

Answer 5

have her checked by her doctor. there may be a medical reason for her thirst. if she checks out fine, try giving her juice that is sugar free. she probably won't like it. tell her it's either drink it or do without. if she throws the tantrum. let her know that unless she stops within a certain period of time she will face an unpleasant consequence after she does stop.

Answer 6

My mom used to call water H2O juice and we would all gulp it down. Ultimately you are the parent, you have to be firm with her. If you don't want her to have juice say NO. I had the same problem with my daughter, but when I said no it was no. Try the flavoured water, or water down the juice.

Answer 7

Milk is good for you, and young children should drink plenty of liquids during the day. There is no reason she should be refused milk. As for juice, it's not quite as healthy, but still not bad for you.

Answer 8

My son is the same way, he wants wants a cup of juice at bedtime. Instead of giving him juice, I opt for flavored water. Tastes sweet and is a lot healthier and also it doesn't stain if it were to leak.

Answer 9

does not it in simple terms ruin your heart? As others have stated, toddlers tend to try this switching favorites element. My husband is likewise interior the army, and whilst he replaced into long gone this previous summer season my mom stepped into the image to help. My son might FREAK out each time she left the room, not to show the abode. i could not get him to grant me a hug, kiss or something if she have been around. And whilst i might depart he might say "bye-bye" and flow working back to her.... so I comprehend. a particular father/daughter trip may be a great thought. don't be harm if she rejects before everything, it is going to take time. yet in time she will have the capacity to comprehend how fortunate she is and he or she will have the capacity to maximum definately be wanting her daddy time further and further.

Answer 10

You're the boss, remember that, if it's not good for her you need to take it away, so bad for teeth! I personally would let her cry it out, tell her you love her and you are doing this for her, but then let her throw the tantrum and you can ignore it. Just make sure she is safe. GOOD LUCK, it's HARD!