https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:37:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sippy-cups-at-daycare#post-2686113 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 23:59:26 +0000 ALV91711 2686113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not worth the fight unless he won't drink out of a sippy. Kids are adaptable. </p> <p>DS was drinking out of an open cup at day care super young and long before we ever tried at home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sippy-cups-at-daycare#post-2686059 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 20:27:58 +0000 pachamama 2686059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@macintosh: You know what is best for your kid but alas, the very first lesson we all learn in daycare is we definitely lose an element of control over our kids lives. I learned quickly that daycares have an established routine and a reason for what they do and babes learn to adapt. They really do. Pick your battles with daycare bc you will probably have bigger ones than sippy cups! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sippy-cups-at-daycare#post-2685983 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 17:16:55 +0000 snowjewelz 2685983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>To me no.. DD1 went from bottle to straw cup. She didn't know she had to tilt the sippy cup. To me a sippy cup is closer to real cup in that you have to tilt it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sippy-cups-at-daycare#post-2685981 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 17:10:16 +0000 gingerbebe 2685981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our old daycare was like this. However, my kid did not understand sippies and they put him into an absolute rage. He started daycare at 16 months and I just sent straw cups with his name on them in masking tape. He only ever drank water there anyway. He finally "got" sippies at like 2 year old, when he started mastering open cup, so it was a moot point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sippy-cups-at-daycare#post-2685968 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 16:41:36 +0000 wrkbrk 2685968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@macintosh: Yup. DS is only 14 months but I send our own straw cups. I would not have daycare undo what your child already knows! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sippy-cups-at-daycare#post-2685924 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 15:45:06 +0000 kiddosc 2685924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like using a sippy is better practice for an open cup anyway, since it needs to be tipped. Straw cups notoriously leak more than sippy cups also. This just doesn't seem like a big deal to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sippy-cups-at-daycare#post-2685913 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 15:20:11 +0000 Ms.Badger 2685913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly, I viewed it as diversifying his skill set. I sent a straw- cup with him for a while, it case he wasn't drinking enough from the sippy. But now, at 20 months, having been in daycare 6 months, he uses straw, sippy, and open-cup no problem. Sometimes he tries to tip the straw cup but I just remind him how to do it and let him figure out how to differentiate what kind of cup he's using. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sippy-cups-at-daycare#post-2685897 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:55:32 +0000 erinbaderin 2685897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would ask if it's ok if you can send a straw cup but if they say no I wouldn't be too worried about it. It's not like his abilities are going to regress, and you can work with him on going to open cups at home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sippy-cups-at-daycare#post-2685896 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:55:22 +0000 cascademom 2685896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MUI831: I was just going to suggest this. Our speech therapist wants our youngest to use a straw cup. I sent one along for his classroom. Our daycare handled it champs and had no problem with the accommodation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sippy-cups-at-daycare#post-2685894 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:51:38 +0000 Mommy Finger 2685894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daycare uses sippies as well but I only used straw cups with DS1 and the munchkin 360 cup with DS2. I used to send them to school with them. They told me that they would keep them and wash them along with all of the other sippies. I know that they both don't/didn't get their correct cups but it wasn't a problem. Both boys were able transition between all kinds of cups. I don't think it's wrong to push it if it's important to you but in my experience, it's not a deal breaker. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sippy-cups-at-daycare#post-2685892 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:45:55 +0000 winniebee 2685892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think as a daycare provider they probably just want to cut down on mess. My 25 month old can use an open cup perfectly well but he still spills quite a bit when he knocks it over/ not paying attention. 12-20 kids spilling drinks would probably be a lot! I would just let him use a sippy there and if you want to work w/ him on open cup at home that's fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sippy-cups-at-daycare#post-2685890 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:37:41 +0000 sapphire 2685890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our daycare uses open cups past 18 months. I would work to transition him to those. But if you or daycare don't think he is ready, I'd just let him use a sippy there since he'll probably use an open cup soon. I wouldn't worry about him learning to use a sippy at 21 months - it's easy and shouldn't present a problem for him. I wouldn't push the issue if it were me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sippy-cups-at-daycare#post-2685882 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:30:41 +0000 macintosh 2685882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wasn't sure if I should put this in child care or feeding...</p> <p>DS is almost 21 months and he is starting daycare part time next week :happy: :crying: </p> <p>I asked about cups and I was told that they provide sippies. He uses a straw cup, never did sippies, so they said they would have to transition him to a sippy. </p> <p>Is it just me or is that a little backwards? I don't think I want him using a sippy, he should be using an open cup next if anything. If you were me, would you press the issue and plan to send straw cups? </p>