Help with sippy cup training?

Question

My son holds his own cup quite well but has a hard time tilting his head back after the first half is gone...any tricks to get them to tilt their head back?

Answer 1

We would put my son's hands around the cup and gently tilt his elbows up to where he was getting the liquid towards the spout.  It took about 4 or 5 tries before he got it down, but now he drinks every last drop!!!  My son was 10 months when we started using sippies 100% of the time, so I would say around that age range helping him tip it a few times should work out just fine.  Persistance is usually key with tiny ones ;)  Good luck!

Answer 2

Right from the beginning we always said "tip it up" and gave the cup a gentle tip up.  It worked for your kids, but I know a 14 month old that still doesn't get it.

Answer 3

We did the same thing as naenae00 described.

Answer 4

I guess it would depend on how old your son is I guess. My son was right around age one when we started having him use a sippy cup all the time. He would keep sucking and would not tilt his head back either. I used my hands, like I was holding a cup, and just told him that he needed to tip the cup and I did the motion as I told him. He seemed to pick up on it after I told him 2-3 times.