before sippy cups were invented....

[Anonymous]

how did people get toddlers to drink liquids? Did they just make sure they drank enough water from regular cups at mealtimes? did they use bottles longer? did they take several breaks throughout the day to offer water in a regular cup? did they leave regular cups around the house and just clean up more spills?

[Anonymous]

Probably just regular cups?

I mean, we used a few straw cups for school, and when we were out and about, but mostly we have small plastic cups. We only put a small amount in them, so it's never been an issue?

OMG - are people leaving several drinking containers "around the house" for their kids? Ours only ever get water in the kitchen/dining room. Maybe bathroom if after brushing teeth. They haven't been dehydrated yet!

[Anonymous]

My kids never took to sippy cups, even my child with developmental delays and motor issues. Plus they're a pain to clean.

[Anonymous]

They probably just didn't worry about it nearly as much as parents today do. This applies to just about everything, btw. The more risks people know about, the more worry goes into preventing those risks, which can be both good and bad, IMO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They probably just didn't worry about it nearly as much as parents today do. This applies to just about everything, btw. The more risks people know about, the more worry goes into preventing those risks, which can be both good and bad, IMO.

+1

Maybe they used bottles or just used regular cups.

[Anonymous]

I had a regular cup. Metal enamel. No silly cups when I was little.
They also didn't take water with them to places like park etc.
I also ate a lot of soup and was well hydrated. Oh and I got yelled at for spilling so I didn't do that.

[Anonymous]

Children were served food and drinks only at the table or in the kitchen. No wandering around the house and crawling on the couch with a drink in hand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Probably just regular cups?

I mean, we used a few straw cups for school, and when we were out and about, but mostly we have small plastic cups. We only put a small amount in them, so it's never been an issue?

OMG - are people leaving several drinking containers "around the house" for their kids? Ours only ever get water in the kitchen/dining room. Maybe bathroom if after brushing teeth. They haven't been dehydrated yet!

Our kids can drink water pretty much wherever - it's just water. I don't confine myself to drinking water only in the kitchen or dining room, I think they should have the same leeway.

[Anonymous]

My kids have used open cups in preschool since ~18 months, seated at a table only.

We use straw cups so they can have water when not seated at the table until they are trustworthy to not spill.

[Anonymous]

I was breastfed in the late 80s and never used a sippy cup. My mom tried to get me to try one but I just moved right to a regular cup at around 15 months instead.

[Anonymous]

I'm old enough that we had a big set of colorful metal cups that we filled with equally colorful Koolaid. In my teens, it seemed every fast food place had collectible plastic cups that accumulated at a remarkable pace. I don't remember us ever having straws in the house.

As a parent we bought the requisite sippy cups that were never terribly popular with our boys. They transitioned pretty quickly to "big kid" regular plastic Ikea cups, which are handy for sipping wine at toddler birthday parties.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Children were served food and drinks only at the table or in the kitchen. No wandering around the house and crawling on the couch with a drink in hand.

Are you spying on my husband?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Children were served food and drinks only at the table or in the kitchen. No wandering around the house and crawling on the couch with a drink in hand.

Are you spying on my husband?

LOL.

[Anonymous]

We just used small cups. Which is what I did with my kid. We never offered sippy cups, because we never saw the need. We offered water or milk at meals and snack time, and water throughout the day, in regular cups or a straw cup.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Probably just regular cups?

I mean, we used a few straw cups for school, and when we were out and about, but mostly we have small plastic cups. We only put a small amount in them, so it's never been an issue?

OMG - are people leaving several drinking containers "around the house" for their kids? Ours only ever get water in the kitchen/dining room. Maybe bathroom if after brushing teeth. They haven't been dehydrated yet!

Our kids can drink water pretty much wherever - it's just water. I don't confine myself to drinking water only in the kitchen or dining room, I think they should have the same leeway.

I carry water with me all over the house. And I use an adult sippy cup (a tumbler with a lid/straw) so that I don't spill. I just drink a lot of water. My kids do too. Yes we keep a cup on their nightstands with water. I never have to get anyone a drink of water in the middle of the night!