Talktools Honey Bear Drinking Cup with 2 Flexible Straws - Includes Instructions - Spill-proof Lid by TalkTools

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As a speech therapist specializing in oral motor development, I have very strong opinions about cup drinking.Teaching your toddler how to drink from a cup is a precursor to speech development, and making a smooth transition now will prevent problems down the road. How Bottle Drinking Effects Tongue Position Step 2: Sit down, smile at your baby to catch their attention, and then bring the cup to your mouth to take a small sip. (You can use the same cup if you are comfortable with that or two cups, one for you and one for baby. Just make sure you are drinking out of the same looking cup.)

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Transitioning from a bottle to a cup is always easier than we anticipate. You got this! Your baby’s got this! Let’s say it together…. “BYE-BYE BOTTLE!” (a bitter-sweet goodbye).Hunger can be motivating. Make sure your baby has at least a bit of hunger motivation at the meal by separating out breast or bottle-feeds from table feeds by at least 60 minutes. If your baby is 9+ months old, you may separate them even more (by 2-3 hours) to see if this helps.

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Before 12 months old, we do not want a baby to fill up on water instead of more nutritious formula or breast milk. Therefore, if you are using water for cup practice, we recommend a very small amount of water (1-2 oz at most) solely for practicing the skills of cup drinking. How to teach baby to drink from a straw In this step, you will begin to teach your child that if you squeeze, the liquid will come out. To do this, pair your language with your actions. For example, “Squeeze the bear’s tummy.”&“Look, here comes the milk!”. Your child has already learned that the straw can go in their mouth and they can swallow. With the Honey Bear Cup, the idea is that when they see the milk coming up the straw, they will put their mouth to it. We spoke with four parents on BabyCenter's editorial team who have four children between them and told us what straw cups worked best to help their babies make the transition from bottles and were easiest to use, travel with, and clean.As pediatric speech-language pathologists of Speech Sisters, we hear four common questions pertaining to the “bottle to cup” transition. Here is the WHEN, WHY, WHAT and HOW to make this transition easy and successful! Question #1A: WHEN should I introduce my baby to a cup? There are many sippy cups on the market—soft spouts, firm spouts, with handles, or without handles. But, as feeding specialists, we have to reiterate that we don’t love sippy cups and instead recommend you focus on straw cups when on-the-go or in need of a mess-free meal. Why? Sippy cups encourage your baby to use their tongue in a way that is not ideal for cup or straw drinking. Plus, as soon as your baby masters a sippy cup, it’s time to conquer more mature cup skills, which adds an unnecessary step (and expense) to the process. The goal in the 6- to 12-month age range is to practice the skills of cup drinking—not to replace the breast or bottle. Starting open cup practice early (ideally around 6 months of age) allows your baby plenty of low-pressure time to hone cup skills before transitioning off bottles or breastfeeds. If you’ve missed this window and your baby is now 12 months or older, all is not lost! Your 12+-month-old still has time to learn this skill! Which cup should I use for my baby? The Bear Bottle holds approximately 8 ounces of fluid (225ml). The bottle measures approximately 2" x 2.5" x 6" (5cm x 6cm x 15cm) months: Introduce a straw cup. We like to start with a honey bear straw cup (see recommendation below). You can squeeze the honey bottle to help move the liquid up the straw. This will allow your baby to become comfortable with a straw and learn how it works.

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What to do if baby is resistant or struggling with cup drinking Baby not interested in cup drinking Now, before you tear through your kitchen and trash your sippy cups or worry you’ve irreparably damaged your child, we just want to point out that using a sippy cup will not damage your child and likely have zero noticeable impact. In fact, one of our staff feeding therapists occasionally used sippy cups with both of her kids because she already had them and they were spill-proof. While sippy cups may not be ideal for oral motor skill development, babies are incredibly flexible and resilient. In its most basic description and therapeutic intervention level, the Honey Bear Cup teaches the child that liquid can come from the straw and into their mouth.

You can buy the honey bear cup through ARK Therapeutics, but you have to make sure you get the kit that has the tubing and not just the straw because you get a much better seal with the tubing, so it works better. Plus it is more bite proof and won’t collapse like a regular straw. Here is the thing about bottle feeding, though. Because breast feeding allows for babies to naturally learn the tongue and lip patterns that are needed for more mature swallowing (solid foods) and speech development, babies who are bottle fed do not have this experience. So, from birth, babies are learning unnatural patterns of tongue and lip movement. Then come teeth… Now that you have all the facts, I am sure you are wondering when you should start introducing a cup.

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The “cup” also has sturdy, but soft handles, which make them easier for babies to hold. But unlike other straw cups, the handles slide on the cup like a koozie instead of being attached to the cup's cap. You can slip the handles off to more easily fit this bottle in small spaces, and take them off entirely when your child doesn't need them anymore. While there is a broad range for when a child will achieve this skill, the American Academy of Pediatrics' Ages and Stages Questionnaire classifies independent cup drinking with minimal spillage as an 18-24 month skill. Expect occasional small spills even through 3 years old, which should further improve as your child's graded fine motor control and focus improve. That said, many children can independently use a spill-proof straw cup much earlier than this, closer to 12-18 months old if they started practicing at 6 months. When to seek help When it comes time to choose a cup for your child, parents need to consider the effect that sippy cups have on speech development. We do not advise using sippy cups with a “spout”. These cups are similar to bottle nipples, therefore they do not promote a proper tongue placement or a mature swallow pattern. We recommend slowly weaning off of a bottle. This slow wean may take anywhere between one to six months depending on when this process is started and how well your baby adapts to this transition.He drinks water and milk and on occasion juice from his straw cups. He often drinks from our cups as well with no straw (it’s either we let him or he scream bloody murder lol) When you are out and about, you may want a more spill-proof option. These straw cups provide the right level of support that your child needs to learn to drink from a straw. A small reminder: learning to drink from a cup is a skill, and like all other skills, this will take time and practice to develop. Stay calm, supportive, and patient as your baby learns. What age should a child drink from an open cup?