The purpose of using the learning cup is mainly to train the ability of oral movements, and it is also the practice period for children to change from bottle to cup. At the beginning, mother had better hold the study cup for the baby. When the child is about 1 year-old and the wrist, elbow and shoulder are well coordinated, he can start to grab the handles on both sides of the cup and eat by himself.
Adverse consequences of long-term feeding water with bottle
It is not conducive to the development of children's upper and lower jaws and teeth. The oral clinic found that most malocclusion was related to long-term use of pacifiers. In addition, long-term use of pacifiers will cause the maxilla and tongue to be squeezed due to the hard sucking of the mouth, and the teeth will also be squeezed to the rear when developing. After 1 year old, it is a critical period for children's dental development and language learning. If they don't give up the bottle by this time, they may be confused.
It is easy to cause obesity. A study by Einstein College of Medicine in the United States shows that the obesity rate of children who still use bottles at the age of 24 months is 22.9% at the age of 5 and a half, while the obesity rate of children who don't use bottles is only 16. 1%. Children who use bottles for a long time can't learn to use cups earlier, which will lead to insufficient hand function exercise and affect their sports ability.
According to the needs of the baby's growth stage, you can choose different types of learning cups, such as nipple type, duckbill type and straw type. In addition, children can also try to drink water from small cups.
1, nipple type: there is a cover in the shape of a suction nozzle on the cup, and there is a handle next to the cup, which allows the baby to hold the handle smoothly and train the baby to drink liquids other than milk.
2, duckbill type: suitable for babies over 6 months, as a transitional training cup from the bottle to the straw cup. In addition to the wide suction opening, it can also help stabilize the upper and lower jaws of the costal opening. When drinking water, you can easily drink the liquid in the cup by tilting it slightly. And the mesh design at the suction port makes it difficult for the liquid to flow out from around the mouth, which is easier for the baby to accept.
3, straw type: suitable for babies over 9 months, the suction mouth is narrow, the child's lips need more self-control, and it is more laborious to hold the cup.
Key points of purchasing school drinking cups 1. Safety: the material of the cup and whether it can be disinfected. Not containing bisphenol A is the first prerequisite for qualified learning cups, and whether it can be disinfected is a higher requirement. 2. Scale: Not all school drinking cups are marked with scales. It is easy to know how much water the baby drinks every day with a scaled cup. 3. Inverted watertight: the role of some learning cups. 4. Portable: Is there a handle to facilitate washing and carrying?
Precautions for the use of the learning cup When using it for the first time, you need to learn to drink water with the help of your parents, and try to sit and drink the learning cup. Let the baby try a small amount of liquid in a small cup before teaching him to suck the drink in a duckbill cup.