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I have heard that sippies are bad, but never heard anything bad about straws!

Sippy cups aren't great for oral development but that's why I thought straws were ideal. It's too messy to do a real cup yet. Maybe your friends are just purists lol

Yeah, I've never heard of them being bad before. I think some people prefer to use just a regular cup to teach independence, etc.
we use a regular cup at the table, but travel with a straw cup because it's more practical. Also do things like soups and smoothies in straw cups.
Just do what works for you!

Oh geez, I thought sippies were bad and straws were good! Can't win.

@Leah: That's what happened to me! On the positive side, LO had no problems with sippies, so maybe it's just as well that she never took a bottle.

Yeah, I thought straws were supposed to be better than sippies??

The only thing I can really think of is that straws are harder to clean??

@Vegmama: i read a lot about blw and never heard this! I was thinking it was maybe against the rules for montessori. I think that might be because they want them drinking from real glassware because it teaches them to be more cautious. We almost exclusively use straw cups and my understanding is that is better than sippy cups...never heard of it being bad at all

Do they follow the Montessori philosophy? I know it recommends going straight to regular glasses.

We tried a regular glass once. lol.

I don't think sippys are bad either as long as it's a hard spout. Soft spout is basically like a bottle.