[Quick Tip] Trade ya!
The boys love their sippy cups….and who is kidding, I do too! They are so convenient to pack and take with us . They don’t spill. They are even bright colors – each boy has their own – so it is easy to find. The only problem is, we can’t live in sippys forever.
A year or more ago we let the boys start using open cups, daring with three 2-year-olds at one time! Two of the boys learned pretty quickly, but T transitions a little slower. He was quite comfortable with his current cup. We never forced the issue, but kept offering regularly at home and school. A few months back, I was eager for him to conquer the cup. I gave each of the boys a very small amount to drink in a small cup, once they finished that they could “trade” (new and fun vocabulary word) the empty for a their sippy! H and N would finish and cheer for their cups, and this encouraged T to slowly drink out of his cup to earn his! As he got better at his skill I would put more liquid in the cup the next time. He now feels confident to drink and rarely spills.
