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Not even 1 years old and she refuses a sippy still, won't drink much out of a bottle, and I talk to the parents and it is because they feed her out of a regular cup. Really?! Well, then stay home with your kid and do that! With 11 other kids in my care, I do not have the time to feed her out of a regular cup each time she needs to drink. Really!?!?! Anyone else ever deal with this?!
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How does the child do out of a cup when you help her? Does she help hold it and pour it fast so it drips down her shirt, or is she more controlled?
I ask because I have a 15 month old that went from bottle to cup, no sippy. I would rather then drink from a regular cup, if they do not spill it everytime or do not understand how fast the liquid comes out!Comment
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I am curious, why would a parent cup train a very young child? are they expecting you to do that with her as well?Comment
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She doesn't even attempt to hold it. It has been the same with food lately. I give her those pouches that they can feed themselves with for food, and have been doing that for a couple months. But she refuses to feed herself that even now. The only thing I can get her to eat independently is graham crackers.Comment
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Having babies as young as 9 months learn how to drink from an open cup is great for their muscle development in their necks, mouths, and throats. This helps greatly with speaking development.
That said I leave that mainly for the parents unless the child has a speech language pathologist suggesting the cup for every meal. I've had kids refuse sippies but I just keep giving it to them and they eventually figure it out. Remember you have to offer it not ensure they eat/drink it all.Celebrate! :
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But she is drinking NOTHING!!! I have tried every sippy I have. Fine, give her drinks from a regular cup, but to expect that I give her 3 bottles a day in a cup and help her with it each time?? Not going to happen. Like I said, she doesn't even try to help hold the cup or anything.Comment
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Without an attempt to hold it I would just keep offering sippies or bottles. She is just being stubborn. I assume at home they are feeding her everything! I have one girl 16 months who has a 4 year old sister here. She is always trying to go feed her sister or hold a cup/spoon for her. She can do it on her own until her sister looks at her then she whines.Comment
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I have a 16 mo old, that is like that with a sippy. Since he went on one at about 12 mo. He is offered a sippy cup of milk at breakfast. Same cup again at lunch and snacks. He went for months drinking nothing. Now, if I'm lucky, he will drink maybe 2 oz all day. Mom is a nurse and not worried about it. So neither am I.Comment
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She used to self feed though right? This is new behavior right? If I've got those right then I would put food and sippy on her tray and leave her to it. She's being stubborn and trying to not move on to toddlerhood of doing everything for herself. You can either bow to her and help her or you can make it clear she has to grow up and do a little by herself. I'd even turn her slightly away from me so she and I couldn't make eye contact during the meal to prevent me from getting frustrated with her. Now if she's never fed herself it's a whole different issue.Celebrate! ::Comment
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Yes, just recently. She turned one in October.
I kept giving her her own sippy that was identical to the other 1-2 year olds here. She eventually got it...she drinks really well out of it now. Even gets mad if I accidentally give her color to someone else,
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Is she getting fed the same thing other kids around her are fed or does she have her own food? I'm thinking maybe she wants what you are giving the 2s and 3s. I'm also thinking if it started after Thanksgiving that she was a bit pampered by family and has got mom and dad in on it too. If it's just this week then maybe she's feeling a bit under the weather and is getting sick. If she's close to 1 maybe she's asserting her independence and wants to continue playing rather than eat or needs a change in her feeding schedule. Maybe she really needs more fresh air and sunlight than she's getting with the cold and solstice approaching. Does she self play or does she demand attention there too?
It's hard to offer advise when I can't know the full story but I suggest you and your assistant talk and devise the routine you want baby to follow with feeding times and follow it regardless as to whether baby eats or not. It could be she's getting too much food at home where she's more comfortably in charge and doesn't need need what you are offering her.
My food routine for food throwers is: Strap them in and place the tray. Give all the other kids food first serving the thrower last. Give the thrower the exact same food as everyone else if possible just cut tinier. The second the thrower throws anything all food and drink is removed and so is the tray. I give the thrower a second try 5 minutes later and a third try if the kid is under 1. If it gets thrown 3 times I assume the child definitely does not want to eat and take it away for good. The kid remains strapped in the chair the whole time and no amount of screaming would make me move the kid from the chair. I have turned the chair toward a window rather than the table before to see if that would ease the screaming.Celebrate! ::Comment
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