Fess up, do you have a thing about sippy cups and older toddlers/preschoolers? - Page 9

[Hoopin' Mama]

Originally Posted by wannabe

Dude, you're not going to die of dehydration if there's no cupholder on your shopping trolley!

Speak for yourself and where you live, but around here, the healthy thing to do in mid-July is to damn well make sure you are leaving the house with water.

I don't know what a shopping trolley is, but people get thirsty in the desert, and warm, tinny tasting water fountain water ain't so grand.

Good golly, I can't believe I just wasted five minutes of my life on this thread.

BTW - I voted for get a life

[Iris' Mom]

Well, I never really let me kids drink anything but milk and water, so they never walked around all day dragging a sippy. I don't know, maybe that would get to me. And I never cared much about the mess. But, I love 'em anyway.

[jeca]

I voted who cares. It doesn't bother me at all but I must admit I hate to see overgrown children with their legs dragging the ground still in a stroller.:

[SneakyPie]

I voted "get a life who cares." My kid is almost 3, we have old carpet that I can't afford to replace, he forgets to keep hydrated, he has a lot of cloth toys and playdoh, he runs into his room w/a drink and flops onto his bed (a mattress on the floor), he falls w/things in his hands -- yeah, no way am I subjecting myself to open cups all the time. Why anyone would care for a minute that a young child's mother is using something that helps her get through the day with fewer messes and injuries, or assume that the use of the convenience (aka godsend) means that the child can't use the grownup equivalent, is beyond me. :

[mimid]

I use them. With triplets I can't necessarily keep an eye on all of them at the same time. Many a mess has occurred when I have tried. I keep trying and know that someday we will move on.

[Yooper]

Originally Posted by jeca

I voted who cares. It doesn't bother me at all but I must admit I hate to see overgrown children with their legs dragging the ground still in a stroller.:

I always wonder what people think when I go by with my 4 yo in a stroller. Not that I care..... I am not sure what else I am suppose to do though. The co-op is 3 miles away. That is 6 miles round trip. It would take us two days to grocery shop if dd walked. This is the case for most of my errands. I also have no way to jog if dd is not in the stroller. She is with me 24/7. She likes it and I get what I need to done. I have no idea what I am going to do when she will no longer go in it

[dubfam]

So I really don;t care what other people do with sippy cups...but what does everyone mean by "Adult Sippy"?

I am understanding that any type of cup with a lid is being considered a "Sippy Cup"?
Or did Playtex and Avent start making adult cups? :

There is a HUGE difference between a water bottle and a sippy cup.
You do not have to suck on a water bottle, or a Starbucks tumbler, or a Coffee mug to get your beverage out.
I think the OP was referring to ACTUAL sippy cups...you know, cups with a spout that you have to suck on like a bottle to get your beverage out. I personally own lots of water bottles, thermoses and cups with lids for myself but I don't consider them sippy cups!!

[limabean]

Originally Posted by dubfam

So I really don;t care what other people do with sippy cups...but what does everyone mean by "Adult Sippy"?

I am understanding that any type of cup with a lid is being considered a "Sippy Cup"?
Or did Playtex and Avent start making adult cups? :

There is a HUGE difference between a water bottle and a sippy cup.
You do not have to suck on a water bottle, or a Starbucks tumbler, or a Coffee mug to get your beverage out.
I think the OP was referring to ACTUAL sippy cups...you know, cups with a spout that you have to suck on like a bottle to get your beverage out. I personally own lots of water bottles, thermoses and cups with lids for myself but I don't consider them sippy cups!!

I'm assuming that the OP considers anything with a lid a "sippy," since one of her poll options refers to a "Starbucks adult sippy."

[jenmarie]

I'm another one that uses them for her preschooler. My girl is 3.5 and has a water one that's around most of the day. She doesn't tote it around, though... she just knows where it is and uses it when she's thirsty.

She also uses either a sippy or a cup with a straw in the car.

She uses regular cups at mealtimes, but not around the house. She is such a monkey, climbing all over EVERYTHING all the time, that cups get knocked over. My tea mug and water glass go on a table that she has yet to show an interest in climbing on.

I keep a water bottle with me all the time when we're out. Texas is HOT and keeping us hydrated is really essential.

I also don't ever give her full-strength juices. Her daily juice (1 cupfull per day) is always diluted at least 1:2, but because we give her veggie/fruit blends, they're pretty high-staining, even diluted. So that goes in a sippy, as I'm not cleaning technicolor carrot or tomato off everything. heh

[zaner'smama]

I think they're handy to have around for my 2 year old. We use a kk with water for the car and walks and such. Juice and milk go in a plastic tumbler, sometimes with a simple (read "will leak") lid in the kitchen. I don't think it's such a big deal. He uses a regular cup very well too.

[Mylittlevowels]

My kids use sippys, I'm not ashamed My four year old must have a glass of water to take to bed with her every night, that could be a disaster with an open cup. Otherwise she drinks from an open cup, a straw, whatever. My 2 year old is autistic and loves to watch spilling liquid. You can guess why we use a sippy cup with him He does have an open cup at the table, we just help him with it. Neither of my kids walk around with juice all day. They have water or milk between meals. My sippy cups are washed after each use in the dishwasher. If they ever grow anything, they are tossed (I've never had one get moldy though).
Do those of you that dislike seeing kids with sippys also dislike seeing older children in diapers or using pacifiers?

[mamazee]

Originally Posted by dubfam

So I really don;t care what other people do with sippy cups...but what does everyone mean by "Adult Sippy"?

I am understanding that any type of cup with a lid is being considered a "Sippy Cup"?
Or did Playtex and Avent start making adult cups? :

There is a HUGE difference between a water bottle and a sippy cup.
You do not have to suck on a water bottle, or a Starbucks tumbler, or a Coffee mug to get your beverage out.
I think the OP was referring to ACTUAL sippy cups...you know, cups with a spout that you have to suck on like a bottle to get your beverage out. I personally own lots of water bottles, thermoses and cups with lids for myself but I don't consider them sippy cups!!

The water bottle I use has a straw and you have to suck on it to get water out. If it falls over, no water comes out. I like that.

[The Lucky One]

What happened to the OP?

[Ceili]

Originally Posted by mamazee

The water bottle I use has a straw and you have to suck on it to get water out. If it falls over, no water comes out. I like that.

:

Many types of sports bottles require sucking in order to get the liquid out.

[raleigh_mom]

Reasons I use them...

1. They are easy to toss in DDs' backpacks and they don't drip. I like for the kids to carry some water with them to the park, etc. Sometimes we use water bottles, but I don't have to worry whether they've put the top back right so it doesn't drip if they use sippies.

2. They are different colors. The kids can keep track of which cup is theirs.

3. My 4yo can take it to bed and drink while she is lying down.

and finally..... 4. My 4yo doesn't get backwash in her water! EEWWWW! That's the biggest reason!!!!

[HollyBearsMom]

Originally Posted by Yooper

I always wonder what people think when I go by with my 4 yo in a stroller. Not that I care..... I am not sure what else I am suppose to do though. The co-op is 3 miles away. That is 6 miles round trip. It would take us two days to grocery shop if dd walked. This is the case for most of my errands. I also have no way to jog if dd is not in the stroller. She is with me 24/7. She likes it and I get what I need to done. I have no idea what I am going to do when she will no longer go in it

Maybe by then she can ride a bike?? We have places we have to walk to as well and (I will probably get flamed for this, LOL) but he rides his bike along side me on the sidewalks. Another option is a scooter (not the electric ones but the old fashion kind). 6 miles is still a long way but it goes faster whe you are on wheels and down hill is a breeze. Of course this only works if it is safe in the first place.

[~PurityLake~]

Originally Posted by lemurmommies

I actually voted "Get a life, who cares." Because again, as I stated before, it is only *my* opinion that sippys with spouts seem silly for older children. Other people can do whatever they like, as far as I'm concerned.

That seems contradictory.
If you don't care, then why do you think they're silly?

FTR, I voted the same way you did.

[~PurityLake~]

Originally Posted by Ruthla

I never bothered getting him onto sippy cups because I kept using bottles when he was at the age where spills were a big issue.

I see bottles and sippy cups as being pretty much the same thing.

My problem with bottles were that my oldest daughter chewed up the nipples so they'd leak and spill all over the place.
She did the same thing with sippy cups that had softer tops.

I had to switch her to hard-topped sippy cups so she couldn't chew them up.
She tried to chew up the soft plastic, bendable straw on one style cup, but was unsuccessful.

Since my daughter's share at times, my youngest has the tougher cups, too.

I would totally love to get my hands on those stainless steel sippies, but since it seems the only way is through internet purchasing, I likely won't get them. Shipping here is extremely expensive.

[~PurityLake~]

Originally Posted by dubfam

So I really don;t care what other people do with sippy cups...but what does everyone mean by "Adult Sippy"?

I am understanding that any type of cup with a lid is being considered a "Sippy Cup"?
Or did Playtex and Avent start making adult cups? :

There is a HUGE difference between a water bottle and a sippy cup.
You do not have to suck on a water bottle, or a Starbucks tumbler, or a Coffee mug to get your beverage out.
I think the OP was referring to ACTUAL sippy cups...you know, cups with a spout that you have to suck on like a bottle to get your beverage out. I personally own lots of water bottles, thermoses and cups with lids for myself but I don't consider them sippy cups!!

Maybe they should be renamed sucky cups.

[~PurityLake~]

Originally Posted by jenmarie

She also uses either a sippy or a cup with a straw in the car.

Maybe I'm extra diligent, but straws in cars scare me.
Heck, straws in the house, in my toddlers hand and mouth while she's walking, scares me. She has stumbled and jabbed the straw into her cheek, after all.