Everything You Need To Know To Find The Best Dental-Care Sippy Cup

It&#;s a milestone worthy of celebration: your baby is graduating from bottles! According to the American Academy of Pediatrics , your toddler should be ready to move on from the breast or bottle between 12 and 24 months.

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While your child may not be ready for a regular cup right away, there are a number of training cups you can use to help them move from baby to big kid. Here are three things to consider.

What Type of Training Cup to Use

While it&#;s tempting to purchase a &#;no spill&#; cup, these are essentially baby bottles with a different design. The aim is to shift from sucking to sipping. No-spill cups have a valve that stops spills and the only way your child can drink from a no-spill cup is to suck, not sip.

While it&#;s tempting to purchase a &#;no spill&#; cup, these are essentially baby bottles with a different design. The aim is to shift from sucking to sipping. No-spill cups have a valve that stops spills and the only way your child can drink from a no-spill cup is to suck, not sip.

To help your child learn how to sip, look for training cups with the following:

• A cup with a snap-on or screw-on lid that has a spout, but no valve
• Training cups with two handles
• Training cups with weighted bases to keep them upright and to cut down on spills

What Goes In Your Child&#;s Cup

Know which drinks are best to give your child. Water with fluoride is the best beverage for your child&#;s teeth, so always offer water first. Milk is also a great option to offer during meals.

Know which drinks are best to give your child. Water with fluoride is the best beverage for your child&#;s teeth, so always offer water first. Milk is also a great option to offer during meals.

According to recent guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics, juice has no nutritional value for children under 1 years old, and they should not consume it at all. Older children can drink some juice in recommended, age-appropriate limits at mealtimes. Sugary drinks like fruit juice increase your child&#;s risk for cavities, especially if your child is drinking it between meals. The act of chewing during meals gets saliva flowing, which can help wash away any leftover sugar from juice or food on your child&#;s teeth.

Where and When Your Child Is Using Training Cups

Like any new skill your baby works on, learning how to use a regular cup will take time, practice and patience on both of your parts! To help ease them into the habit, use a training cup with water between meals or when you&#;re on-the-go.

Like any new skill your baby works on, learning how to use a regular cup will take time, practice and patience on both of your parts! To help ease them into the habit, use a training cup with water between meals or when you&#;re on-the-go.

Mealtimes are a good time to start working with your child on sipping from real cups. Limit spills by starting with small amounts of water or milk in cups your child can comfortably hold. Cups with two handles or small paper cups can be great starter tools.

And toddlers are called &#;toddlers&#; for a reason, so don&#;t let your child walk and sip at the same time to avoid a mouth injury.

Once the day is done, don&#;t let your child go to bed with any kind of cup unless it&#;s filled with water. Letting sugary drinks pool in your child&#;s mouth overnight can lead to cavities.

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Raise your hand if you&#;ve been scared by something you saw on the internet into thinking your child&#;s favorite cup is harmful. Let me reassure you that much like pacifiers, what matters in terms of developmental impact is not the type of cup being used but the frequency, intensity, and duration of its use. Offering a variety of cups is the key.

Check out the article by The Informed SLP called What&#;s Up With Cups for a summary of the evidence surrounding sippy cup use, the impact on swallow pattern, and facial development. It&#;ll ease your mind.

Cups I AVOID As A Parent & Pediatric Dentist

In my household, there are only two types of cups I avoid:

1. Anything that uses a firm straw (metal or plastic).

2. Anything with a hard spout.

My reason isn&#;t due to developmental concerns but TRAUMA risk. Children are busy, they stand up or slip out of their chairs, and if a hard straw or spout is in their mouth at that moment, severe dental or soft tissue injury can occur.

Cups I DO Offer My Children

Around six months of age I began to offer my littles water to drink from a cup at mealtime.

• Ezpz cups or dixie cups work great, whichever best suits your budget. The small amount reduces mess and is the perfect size for little hands.
• A Reflo cup is helpful if your child tends to choke or douse themselves in a waterfall, as it has an insert that reduces the flow of liquid.
• The Munchkin Miracle 360 cup and the Munchkin weighted straw cup are great when you need spill resistance

In the end, the best cup is the one that your child likes and can use successfully! Don&#;t stress or waste hundreds of dollars trying to get them to use the &#;best&#; one &#; because there isn&#;t a &#;best&#; one as far as evidence goes. You can find more options of cups that I love as a pediatric dentist and mom of three here.

Regarding their dental health, the most important factor is WHAT is inside the cup. The cup your child has access to all day should be filled with water. Reserve sweet/acidic drinks for meal times. And please, don&#;t let your child take a bottle or sippy cup into bed with them that contains anything but water!

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