After all the new stuff that's come out about plastic, I'm newly motivated to teach LO how to drink from a real glass. I'm going to get some of those small tempered glass tumblers, and was wondering how you have gone about teaching your LO to drink from a glass. LO is 16 months old, and while he drinks very well from a straw cup, he has never tried an open glass before. He also really likes throwing his straw cups on the ground. Any tips welcome!!
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DD loves to drink from my glass, so she learned the concept pretty early. In terms of giving her her own glass to drink from, I would start with just a little bit of water and practice, practice, practice. Also, there are many good stainless steel straw cups out there you may want to try while you are practicing with a real cup.
(FWIW, I think all the plastic drama is way over-hyped. The amount of disgusting chemicals that were in the plastics we were raised on is a thousand times worse than the BPA-free stuff you buy today. And don't even get me started on things like cell phones.)
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We started with shot glasses when we were trying to get her to drink milk. I think we started around 13 months.
I recommend putting small amounts in the cup, as opposed to filling it to the top. Less spills that way!
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I agree with @Freckles:, try using a shot glass at first.
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Just putting small amounts in at a time at first. Honestly, LO's best teacher had been church. There is a snack time in her class and they get water in those little paper cups you would normally use in a bathroom to rinse your mouth out with. She figured it out quickly.
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