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Mom2Be07
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Teaching DC to use a sippy cup with straw
How do you teach DC to suck from a straw. I put the cup in front of him and he puts the straw in his mouth, but just chews it. Should I just keep giving it to him and eventually he will get it, or should I be encouraging him somehow?
TIA!
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Posted 12/22/08 12:43 AM  |
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My4GirlsMyLife
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Valerie
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Re: Teaching DC to use a sippy cup with straw
I showed DD's how to blow in them and then I would show them to suck it up after a few times they got it good luck !!
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| Posted 12/22/08 1:02 AM |
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ABCiverson
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Amanda
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Re: Teaching DC to use a sippy cup with straw
I didn't teach either of my girls. They just knew how to do it. Brooke did it around 6 months old.
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| Posted 12/22/08 1:50 AM |
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Mom2Be07
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Re: Teaching DC to use a sippy cup with straw
Thanks, ladies!
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| Posted 12/22/08 9:58 AM |
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Erica
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Re: Teaching DC to use a sippy cup with straw
for my older one - i took a juice box and squirted some in his mouth and he got it right away (that was probably 16 months)
DS#2 did it at ~9 months since he would grab his brother's and he figured it out on his own.
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| Posted 12/22/08 10:22 AM |
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DandN
Twins are here!
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Deirdre
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Re: Teaching DC to use a sippy cup with straw
I started giving DD a sippy cup with a straw and juice boxes at around 16 months, maybe 17 months. It took her a few tries, but she figured it out.
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| Posted 12/22/08 10:35 AM |
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Little-J-Mommy
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Re: Teaching DC to use a sippy cup with straw
just went through this. I don't know how or why he eventually picked it up, but he just did. I think the trick for us was putting milk in the sippy vs water and giving it to him when he woke from a nap and was very thirsty. Also, place the straw in the middle of him mouth. It's harder to chew on with your front teeth. GL
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| Posted 12/22/08 10:48 AM |
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