My daughter has been drinking from a sippy cup for a while now but how do I teach her to drink from a regular cup?
I bought some cups by munchin that are transition cups from sippy cups. I put water in it and gave it to her and she drank like a pro! No spills. She can drink out of a water bottle by herself so I guess it's pretty much the same concept. She had no problems! I guess I under estimated my baby! Thanks for all the help!
Use a very small cup (one the size of those cups we use in the bathroom to rinse). Put a very small amount in the cup (about a 1/4 full).
Plastic cup, water, and tell her to use 2 hands. You drink to show her and then hold it to her mouth to try. I say use water because she will spill (A LOT and OFTEN) at first so it eliminates stains and messes. She will get the hang of it.
When you are sitting down at the table for breakfast, lunch and dinner, give her a cup with no lid. Just put a little tiny bit of milk, juice or water (whatever she is going to drink) in her cup. It will get spilled but she will learn. If you put too much in the cup not only will it spill all over and make a big mess, she will choke. They don't know without practice, when to stop!
I gave my daughter a regular cup ( she never used a sippy) and the first time she used it she got wet lol. Well, I cleaned it up , gave her a cup with water and that time she managed to drink without a spill.
Don't rush it! Kids aren't really skilled enough to drink from an open cup on their own, with regularity and without lots of spills until they're about 2-3 years old.
give her a glass of water help her hold it and expect some overflow from tipping to far. this is why I said water. :) I have taken the flow things out of my sons tippys and still use a lid. but I also do what I have told you to do. she will figure out how far to tip it after she gets water on her face a couple of times :)
Hi, I remember this 1. its messy ad hard not to turn into a game. Practice at the table with you holding oyur cup with too hands. She will copy. Oh, don't over fill her cup. Good luck Lydia. x
Good suggestions below, she will probably do really well.. You could also let her sit outside on the porch, give her a small cup with a little liquid and let her practice,. If she wants more, make sure she says "More please" each time.. Remember to compliment her good manners.
Why, they just spill and a sippy cup can be used a long time. Also a straw can be used in a small glass half full at home for slowly training for a glass.
I don't start a regular cup until about 2, they don't have the coordination yet. once you are ready, Albertsons has the little tumblers that are about 6 oz. it is a messy learning process.
When she is ready, she will do that. I am a grandma and have a lot of experience with children whom I love. Sometimes I think that the parent wants them to change to a grown up cup because they are a certain age or perhaps their friends child is around the same age and drinks from a grownup cup. It seems like the more emphasis put on the importance of drinking from a grownup cup, the more stubborn the child can become about it. From my experience, the longer you wait for your child to drink from a grownup cup, the less messes you have to clean up. I really wouldn't make a big deal out of it. Like I said at the beginning, when she is ready, she will do it. Take care and may God bless you.
