The speech therapist has told us we should get josh off the bottle as he is nearly 3 and I have tried baby cups galore. I even went and bought some expensive ones with softer spouts to no avail, what else can I do, he refuses to drink from them?
We got our kids to throw out their bottles themselves by askingthem to go to where they were kept, get them out and put them in the bin. After that they felt like it was their choice they were given the control over getting rid of them so we think it made them feel grown up.
He likes being a big boy and he loves choices Might have to go shopping in the supermarket for a cup and take Josh with me so he can decide what he wants.
He cant reach the bin (plastic bag behind the door) but he knows about the green wheelie bin so might get him to put his bottles in there after he has bought his cup
Throw away all the bottles in the house so you can't give in and just plainly refuse to give him a drink in anything other than a cup. Not a baby cup just a cup. I am gathering that at 3 he can drink from a cup fine and he will eventually get thirsty enough to drink when he knows you wont give in. It is just a battle of wills here. I took my friends son who was 2 at the time for the day because she couldn't get him off the bottle and yes he fussed and chucked a wobbily but by the end of the day he drank from the cup just fine.
As a rule, a child will never starve themselves and if he is desperate enough for a drink, he will take it from the cup.
We bought all the fancy cups for ours too, but they didn't like them. The ones that they do like are about $3 in Coles. They are a clear plastic with brightly coloured lids and made by the Dinkee group. They are fantastic, and I think better than the fancy ones out there. Oh, they have 2 handles for easy gripping, are more toddler friendly (less easy to break) and low maintenance for cleaning etc.
I agree. I swear by those cups from the first cup. And they are under $3 compared to up to $15 for the fancy 'baby sippy cups' and they are so easy to hold, use and clean!
We found with our children that as long as the bottle was around they would not accept an alternative. With our daughter we sent the bottles to the fairies at the bottom of the garden and the fairies left two new sports-type drink bottles with a pretty fairy on it. One even had her favourite drink in it. (that took a bit of teamwork with my hubby)
That night she wanted her bottle at bedtime so we put her drink bottle next to the bed with some water in it. She fussed a bit and we pointed out that the fairies won't leave anymore presents if she fusses over this one. So she settled down. Next morning there were some stickers from the fairies.
We just tapped into her favourite imaginary games and made-up our story around that. Maybe with Josh it would be spiderman or wiggles that you could build a little adventure around and make the bottles disappear.
When my son was 2 years and 8 months old, the Pacifier Wizzard came to our house and took all the pacifiers away. Though he did leave grown up toys for him, which he was very excited about.
At 3, they understand quite a lot. So might I suggest coming up with some Fairy or some Wizzard of some sort to take the bottles away (though this may be a bit complicated if you have younger ones using the bottle) because your son is now a big boy? You may have to do a little bit of preparation though, so it's not quite a shocker. Just mention casually that he's becoming a big boy and no longer needs a bottle, etc.
Also, you can get squigly straws to use! They're always fun.
He doesn't understand quite as much as he should, he is delayed by about 12-18 months in his communication side so apparently he has to be spoken to like a baby eg 3 words at a time and any more we have lost him. So with saying that I am not sure he would understand plus I also have a 1 year old but Josh does understand that they are Samuel's bottles (as they have differnet sorts of bottles)
Maybe try seeing if he will drink from one of your cups/glasses with a straw, and if that works, maybe you could try the sipper cups with a straw or one of those flasks (like they use for school).
When my son was little, he wouldn't take a cup with a spout either, but was happy to take the sipper cup with a straw.
You could take him to the shops and maybe let him pick out a 'special' cup or flask with his favourite character on it because "you're a big boy now"'
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Might have to go shopping in the supermarket for a cup and take Josh with me so he can decide what he wants.
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