Train your baby to drink water with a cup

The baby uses a cup to drink water, can train his hand muscles, develop its hands-eye coordination ability. However, most of the babies at this stage do not want to make the cup, because the bottle has been used before, so will resist the use of cups to drink milk, drink water. Even then, parents should properly guide their baby to use the cup.

First, prepare the baby a plastic cup or enamel cup that is not easy to break, the color of the cup should be bright, the shape should be lovely, and easy for the baby to hold. You can let your baby take a cup to play for a while, after the baby is familiar with the cup, then put on milk, juice, or water, put the cup to the baby's lips, and then tilt the cup, gently place the cup mouth on the baby's lower lip, and let the cup of milk or water just can touch the baby's lips. If the baby is willing to take the cup to drink, put a small amount of water in the cup, let the baby with a cup in both hands, adults to help him to the mouth, to pay attention to let the baby a mouthful of slowly drink, drink to add, must not once to the baby Cup put too much water, avoid choking the baby. If the baby shows strong resistance to the use of the cup, mom and dad do not continue to train the baby to make the cup. If the baby successfully drank the water in the cup, mom and dad to show encouragement, praise.