My son is 12 mo. and is starting up daycare soon. One prerequisite of getting into the toddler program is being able to drink from a sippy cup. My son was breastfed up to 11 mo. and hadn't taken a bottle until he was 10mo. he just didn't like the fact that his milk wasn't coming from me and that it was coming from an artificial nipple instead.
Well now my dilemma is trying to get him to take a sippy cup. I have tried numerous brands and different kinds... from the traditional, to soft tips/latex tips, to the straw sippy cups. as well as different kinds of drinks... milk, soy milk, juice, water...
Any suggestions??
P.s. He must take a sippy cup. drinking from a bottle will not allow him to go to the toddler program and instead may put him up for evaluation to stay in the infant program.
Thank you for all your comments! I found them very helpful and I have been working with him... he is already making great improvement and understands the concept... jI've just come to realize that he just doesn't want it. regardless, he started his daycare yesterday and loved it!
this daycare starts a "pre-toddler" class (12-18mo)... sorry that I said toddler... it is not toddler... but not infant either. It has an amazing academic program and we spent a good week looking for just the right daycare... we probably saw 12 different ones, so i have no doubt that this one is a better choice than another. There was a lot of consideration and thought put in choosing a daycare with no thought of budget because I wanted the best for my son. We are very excited for him to grow and learn here!
the kids in there all take sippy cups, but I have no doubt that he'll get it as he watches the other children!
Pampers makes a sippy cup with the same spout as there bottle. But it is officially a sippy with handles and everything so it would qualify for the daycare. My daughter loves it. I got it at babiesrus.
U think that the daycare that you've chosen needs to be checked out. That doesn't make any sense, at least to me. Anyway, have you tried having him sip from a regular straw? Once he gets that concept, he should drink out of a sippy cup w/ straw with no problem.
hold off putting him in the toddler program until he takes a sippy cup without any hesitation. we couldnt figure out why our toddler would take a sippy cup, but holds it at a strange angle, 2 cups of coffee later, we had it figured, she was imitating me.
K. h.
I read your other question and I have to ask why are you in such a hurry for him to grow up? It's okay if he doesn't start in the toddler room. Try to relax and enjoy him for who he is.
I would check this out with your local licensing agency or look up the child care regulations. A child cannot continue to stay in the baby room after they reach a certain age. Whether they take a bottle or use a cup. Age defines what age group the child is in not what they drink out of. I would battle with this with them...I would not let them determine when my child stopped using a bottle or used a cup. It is their job to do what I want. I had 2 year olds still taking bottles in my child care center. It is their parents choice.not the child care workers.
As for a child being on the bottle above 1 year. I have NO issues with it. I let the kids stay on the bottle as long as needed.
Let him have a bottle at home and have the child care center give him a cup during the day. If he doesn't want it you can tell them to keep offering it, he will see other kids drinking from it and he'll catch on quickly.
Have you tried a sippy cup with a soft spout? And tried giving it to him when he's really hungry? Sorry I don't have better advice. I let my baby play with our sippy cups on the floor, like a toy, and she just recently started drinking out of it (11 months) from me doing that.
I used the latex kind with juice in it to get her going. I had to squeeze the spout so that the juice would run into her mouth. Once she figured that out, she went to town on it! lol. Then she figured out that she could 'milk' it... so I had to switch her to a hard spout.
Be patient, it is something new and he will eventually become used to it once he figures it out. My suggestion would be to keep it out ALL day and don't put the stopper in it at times like in the bathtub so he realizes there is juice it in. Just keep offering it to him and he will surprise one day and go for it. As long as the daycare knows you are trying then maybe they will help enforce it too but keep the bottle for the calories and meal times. Maybe just stick with juice in it at first, like a treat, he will be rewarded when he drinks. Your son is NOT the only one so there has to be exceptions. It is like the potty trained by 3 rule, not all kids are the same. Good luck!
hi sweetie, i don't remember my little boy taking a sippy full time at 12 ms. that's early, least for me. i'm pretty sure he was good w/it full time at about 14 months. i mean, first of all it takes awhile to find one they'll even use! so at the time it was hard for me to tell if i was missing something (in teaching him) or if just wasn't the kind he liked. well...as all things do, it just worked itself out. i think that's kinda stringent, jmo. :)
if you can afford it & want to, keep him home or let him start the infant room. good luck mama. all these transitions take time (sippy cup, regular cup, eating w/utensils, etc). :)
Try the 10 oz Nuby SUPER SPOUT EASY Gripper Sippy Cup! I tried a few others - but my daughter loved this one - it's spout is flexible and soft.....and the way that the cup itself is designed seems easy for them to handle.
She liked the ones without the handles....
good luck!
12 mos isn't necessarily a toddler. Many kiddos are not toddlers until they are closer to 14-16 months old. My son walked at 10 mos, fed himself yogurt with a spoon with no mess at 12 months and spoke clearly by 18 months. On the other hand, my twin girls didn't walk until 14 and 15 months, couldn't eat yogurt with a spoon w/o a mess until age 3, and didn't speak clearly until over age 2. They are 12, 9 and 9 now and all my kids are healthy and normal. My son is still exceptionally ahead of his peers, but my girls are right on target and very normal. Just enjoy him and let him be.
Try a "straw cup".
Sometimes they can use a straw cup already.
Easier.
Those straw cups with the built in soft 'flip' straw for kids. .
