How old is too old for a sippy cup

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Like age 4, but it wouldn't really bother me from time to time in this situation.

Its every day afterschool for hours! She's too old OP, but when you accept free babysitting from family, you don't really get to dictate how they provide the care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Like age 4, but it wouldn't really bother me from time to time in this situation.

Its every day afterschool for hours! She's too old OP, but when you accept free babysitting from family, you don't really get to dictate how they provide the care.

I doubt the kid in question is drinking water the entire time she's at her grandparent's house.

[Anonymous]

Daycare had my kids on cups by the time they left the 1s room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We had grandparent care after school. There were some weird things like this where I just needed to let go and let grandpa (in our case) do things his way.

I wouldn’t give my kid a sippy cup at 7 in my house, but I don’t think it’s harmful and it’s a tiny price to pay for the wonderful relationship.

I wouldn't either and she has asked a few times to buy one for her for our house and I flat out refused. She has NO problem drinking a sippy cup there and doesn't see it as being babyish or anything. I guess each child is different.

[Anonymous]

OMG my Mil did this til DD was like 6-7. It was a paw patrol cup and she said DD likes it… she did like paw patrol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OMG my Mil did this til DD was like 6-7. It was a paw patrol cup and she said DD likes it… she did like paw patrol.

Did DD like the sippy cup or just that it had paw patrol on it. She has a couple over there. They are just different colors. No baby cartoons or anything like that on them.

[Anonymous]

Your dad may ge out of this aftercare if it is infantilizing in ther ways.

[Anonymous]

if your kid is ok with it and drinks regularly, thats fine. My daughter also like to chew on her water bottles spouts and straws of her other bottles and it was because of those camelbak type straws she has at my MIL's.

She's 8 and my MIL keeps using them because her other neice is slightly older and they keep leaving their water bottles there. I have provided our own water bottles but it just never gets used.

And so my kid uses that camelbak bottle while at my MILs and I can imagine that same bottle is shared by my other niece when she is there! (Because it was originally hers). Its ewww but we have no choice because we too need the childcare and not kicking up a fuss.

Anyway, we pick our battles but I can understand the confusion for the kid and OPs concern. If the kid keeps using sippy cups, then they might also keep chewing on their own regular water bottle spouts etc. So we adapt by getting regular school bottles to not be spouts, straws or something so chewable. So no stanley, no thermoflask straws. Just regular water bottles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:if your kid is ok with it and drinks regularly, thats fine. My daughter also like to chew on her water bottles spouts and straws of her other bottles and it was because of those camelbak type straws she has at my MIL's.

She's 8 and my MIL keeps using them because her other neice is slightly older and they keep leaving their water bottles there. I have provided our own water bottles but it just never gets used.

And so my kid uses that camelbak bottle while at my MILs and I can imagine that same bottle is shared by my other niece when she is there! (Because it was originally hers). Its ewww but we have no choice because we too need the childcare and not kicking up a fuss.

Anyway, we pick our battles but I can understand the confusion for the kid and OPs concern. If the kid keeps using sippy cups, then they might also keep chewing on their own regular water bottle spouts etc. So we adapt by getting regular school bottles to not be spouts, straws or something so chewable. So no stanley, no thermoflask straws. Just regular water bottles.

I agree EWWW. No issues with having to share over there. Hers are regular toddler sippy cups with spouts. No straws or anything either. I would be very uncomfortable with the niece sharing the water bottle as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 9 year old uses one occasionally. Who cares? It’s not a big deal.

Is it an actual sippy cup or one of those water/sports bottles?

[Anonymous]

Oh OP, sippy cups are out don't you know...."Sippy cups (without a valve) should only be used for a few months as a learning tool. Once your little one can pick up the cup and tip it to sip, an open cup is the next step!"

https://www.happyfamilyorganics.com/learning-center/article/the-pros-and-cons-of-cups-sippy-cups-and-straws/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh OP, sippy cups are out don't you know...."Sippy cups (without a valve) should only be used for a few months as a learning tool. Once your little one can pick up the cup and tip it to sip, an open cup is the next step!"

https://www.happyfamilyorganics.com/learning-center/article/the-pros-and-cons-of-cups-sippy-cups-and-straws/

Yep...tell that to grandma. Been telling her same thing many times. I think I would be putting my foot down harder if she had a problem still using a sippy cup. I do get a little irritated when she asks me to buy her one at our house though.

[Anonymous]

Never too old for a sippy cup, especially if it has some booze in it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP if you need the childcare then I think you deal with the sippy cup. It's not as if your child is incapable of drinking from another cup or anything like that. The only stand I would take is that the sippy cup is a grandma's house only thing.

+1 grandma can have her own rules if they're not hurting anyone

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Daycare had my kids on cups by the time they left the 1s room.

That's what you pay daycare for. They are set up and used to spills etc.

This is free care at Grandma's house.