When your toddler started having milk in normal cup

Hi Manpreet,

I have a 3 yr old toddler as well. She started using cups for juices & water around 11/2 year.
Actually she has juices & water on the own, But for milk I have to forcibly feed her.. with the cup in my hands.bonk
You could begin with getting nice plastic colourful cups for her.. Allow her to choose a cup while at the store. You could also try colourful (juice) straws if she wants to start on straw & then on cups. Try Babyshop for this..
At the table you, your hubby & you lil one all should join her to have milk for some time..while seated together
So she knows she has company & she will try to have on her own by seeing you & your hubby. Kids nowadays try to be independent fast.. moreover at this age they try to ape what ever the parents do
P.S. This advice was actually given by Dr. Kaur to me.

 

Manpreet,

Do check laxmi_subhash's thread on call for Abu Dhabi IL's get together..

 

dera manpreet

i think its time u shifted her to a normal cup...like u can start off with the evening dose of milk in a normal cup and then slowly cut down the sippy n chg her to the normal one..also children find it very exciting when they do sumthing on their own and tht what the elders do....i have found this route very effective with my daughter!!!

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sowmi

 

hi Manpreet,
Honestly, you are very lucky that your girl is drinking on her own from the sippy. Mine wont! I have to force the cup into her mouth while she keep playing and keep distracting her. I have tried so many things, she is so stubborn. I have given up on the sippy too for mine!!
Really sorry I cant help you. Instead of helping you, I poured out my experience :-( Forgive me dear..

 

Hi,

My little one is 20 months old, he never used bottles and sippers. We introduced cup to him when he was 10 months old, now he drinks milk, juice and water all in colourful cups. Try giving juices and milk in small quantity in colourful cups, you also drink from same cup and give her to drink as you take a sip. Show her posters and ads in magazines where children drink in cups and tell she should also drink from cups. Hope this helps.

Jelaja

 

Hi manpreet,
My kid was on sippy cup till 2 1/2..Then i started to give him milk in tumbler(regular eversilver)for some time and then within 2 months he started to drink on his own form the tumbler..I used to half-fill the tumbler and then pour gradually when he finishes..
Its better u train her with the regular cups/tumblers now onwards..