49 Moving from the Bottle to the Sippy Cup
Most children, by the time they are about 9 months old, have the motor skills needed to drink from a cup.
If you think your babys ready to make the move from bottle to sippy cup, try filling a sippy cup with water and let your child try and drink from it.
Dont expect perfection with the first tries.
Hell probably drool, spit and dribble a bit, which will probably delight him! But within a few weeks and lots of practice, hell be willing to take all his drinks from the sippy cup.
Hell most likely be a sippy cup pro by the time hes about 14 months old.
If you start the transition from bottle to sippy cup early, youll save yourself frustration the longer a baby stays on the bottle, the tougher it is to get him to kick it.
If the bottle is a security object for your baby, choose one with a special favorite animal or character to help increase his willingness to try and use it.
Bottle rot
