My 3.5 year old uses one occasionally, and does really well with it but 80% of the time she uses a straw cup with a lid. We bring water to all areas of the house, or out and about with us it just makes sense. My youngest (almost 2) can use one with minimal liquids in it but usually we stick to cups with lids for her.
Does your LO use a cup without a lid most of the time? I'm curious when kids transition to those for good, or if it's more cup preference.
hostess / papaya / 10219 posts
He is three in a week. He mostly uses a cup without a lid.
clementine / 778 posts
DS is 29 months old, and doesn't use a lid. We switched to regular cups before he turned 2.
cantaloupe / 6885 posts
She's 2.5 and drinks her water or milk at meal times out of an open cup. She mostly does really well. But she also has a water bottle she carries around house throughout the day with her.
grapefruit / 4903 posts
My older (3) doesn't use lids and hasn't since maybe 2.5. My toddler uses a straw cup.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
DD1 transitioned very early, before 2? But with her sister now I mostly give her a cup with lid unless we're eating a meal at the table. DD2 can drink from an open cup, but can't be trusted yet. 
pomegranate / 3858 posts
My 3yo uses a cup without a lid most of the time at home, but I grab a straw cup when we go out anywhere.
pear / 1852 posts
She is 4, and hasn't used a lid with us in over a year, but has had to by grandparent request at their homes.
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
15 mo and mostly with lids... But she loves drinking out of our open cups!
pomegranate / 3003 posts
2.5 and we only use a lidded, straw cup when out and about. Otherwise, she uses regular cups.
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
3.5 and does not use a lid, unless we're out to eat and it comes with his meal. He can only use it in the kitchen, though (but he can take a water bottle anywhere in the house).
pear / 1837 posts
3.5 and does not use a lid at home (except for when she drinks smoothies she wants a lid and a straw). We started using small glass mason jars with her at age 2, and she doesn't spill that often. Will use a lid when we go out to eat.
watermelon / 14467 posts
She can, but since our house is mostly carpeted I prefer her to use a lidded cup.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
Xander is 3 and usually uses a cup without a lid. The only time we give him a sippy cup is if he's going to be drinking it in the living room - mostly because we're afraid Logan will spill it!
honeydew / 7283 posts
My 3yo still almost always uses a cup with a lid. I keep the same milk cup going in the fridge all day, so the lidded cup works well. I should probably give her more opportunities to use an open cup!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
yep. both of my kids have been using lidless/strawless cups for a while now.
pineapple / 12566 posts
Here, most kids start daycare at 1 and they only use open cups. My daughter has been really good at it since about 15 months (she's 27 months now). We only use lids for her straw cup of milk.
pomegranate / 3032 posts
When LO transitioned to this class room at daycare (20m) they have a no sippy cup/bottle policy. the do small open cups for water and milk cartons w/ straws for meals
honeydew / 7303 posts
My 3.5 year old has been using no kids for about a year. My 11 month old is just learning to use a cup at all! Lol
pomegranate / 3580 posts
23 months and haven't attempted it yet. It's mostly being lazy on my part I do want to try soon though.
nectarine / 2951 posts
Our son is 2.5 and he drinks out of regular cups without a lid. We have a straw cup for water when we are out and about. Daycare taught him to use a regular cup at 18 months.
persimmon / 1345 posts
After 2, we just used a child size cup even if it's juice or milk. She drinks water all over the house in a regular cup and we rarely have accidents. I'll put a lid if we're having a smoothie not at the table or something but that's rare too.
honeydew / 7917 posts
Both kids drink from an open cup. LO1 is almost 5 and LO2 is 2 years old. LO2 drinks with a straw half the times.
pineapple / 12053 posts
Her preschool/daycare requested we work on open cups with her when she started at 2y2m because they only use open cups and she was just starting to use them at home. She was a mess for a while but now at 3y2m we mostly don't put tops on for water cups when we're seated. She's fine with open cups except for dunking her food in them.
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
I guess I'm pretty behind! She is 2.5 and she uses a straw cup with lid most of the time. She can drink out of an open cup but ends up putting food in it or her hands and I get annoyed and then she tips it over when it's not quite empty... But I will let her do it with water. I don't feel like cleaning up a cup of spilled milk though.
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