BABYCUP 2803810 Open Cup Sipping Success User Guide
- June 9, 2024
- BABYCUP
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BABYCUP 2803810 Open Cup Sipping Success
Babycup’s Guide to Open Cup Sipping Success
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Mini Size, Baby-Safe, See-Through Sides, Made in Britain, BPA-free, Loved by Dentists
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Choose a cup that’s the right size for the user and has see-through sides
- Mini open cup = easy for little hands
- The liquid can funnel into a little mouth
- Cup isn’t too heavy when filled
- See-through sides helps eye/hand coordination andfine motor skills
Little cups for little people (because you wouldn’t want to drink from a bucket!)
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Start with just a tiny amount of liquid
- 10ml or less, or less than half a fl oz, is fine
- Practising empty is great too!
Spills are part of the learning process (small cups and small amounts of liquid = only small spills! Yay!)
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Hold the cup with your little one
- If your little one takes the cup, place your hand at the side or underneath
- If their hand goes inside, you can hold the cup at the top to encourage them to hold lower down
- Gently guide the cup to their mouth with them
- Tip only slightly and let them get used to feeling the cup on their bottom lip
If your little one doesn’t want to hold the cup at first, don’t worry, just hold it for them. Learning a new skill might take practise, but it’s so worthwhile.
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The hand hover If they’re keen to try, that’s great!
Little ones LOVE independence. (Sometimes the only barrier to them learning is us not letting them – Eek!) -
Praise and encourage your little one
- Be at their level, make eye contact, use their name, and tell them how proud you are of their effort
- Praise their attempts
- Acknowledge the challenges
It’s all about the Feel Good Factor. Encouragement is wonderful and essential (and perseverance is key for both of you!)
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Walk the walk
- Grab a drink, take a seat and sip together
- Model the behaviour you want to teach – parents, siblings and carers can all make an impact
Tiny humans are born to learn.
Their mimicry is magical.
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Extra tips, tricks and beautiful bits! Some little ones go for it straight away, some do best with more time and encouragement. There’s no right or wrong in how long.
Babycup Sippeco First Cups
- For 0-2.5yrs+ Uses include: cup-feeding; sipping; drinking at weaning/solid-feeding and beyond.
- Cup-feeding: including to support establishing breastfeeding – can be used to cup-feed expressed milk to infants, avoiding the need for bottles and teats (please discuss with your healthcare professional).
- Sipping: for introducing small sips (4m+).
- Drinking: ideal first cup for drinking at weaning/solid-feeding time (6m+) and beyond.
- Better for oral development and kinder to teeth than a ‘sippy cup’.
- Bottle feeding: for good oral health, professionals advise that babies should be introduced to open cup drinking from age 6m, and the use of a bottle stopped by 12m.
- Loved by dentists, orthodontists and other healthcare professionals. Mini open drinking cups. Supports oral health: encourages sipping/optimal drinking action.
- Helps the development of fine motor skills.
- Small size perfect for baby, toddler and young children’s hands. Slim drinking-edge for little mouths. Translucent so contents always visible to help eye/hand coordination and fine motor skills. Holds 50ml / 1.5 US fl oz. No BPA or phthalates. Easy to clean.
- Dishwasher (top rack only) and steriliser safe.
- For your child’s safety and health
WARNING!
- Wash thoroughly before use.
- Not suitable for cooking or for use in conventional or microwave ovens.
- Not suitable for hot food or hot drinks.
- Throw away at the first signs of damage or weakness.
- Keep components not in use out of the reach of children.
- For your child’s health and safety always use this product with adult supervision.
Important: please see information sheet included with product and please read and retain for future reference. Product conforms to safety standard EN 14350.
Sipping/Drinking
Please ensure a supported seating position for your little one learning this
new skill. Be consistent and keep trying. By offering a tiny cup of water at
every meal it gives your little one plenty of opportunity to practice and also
means it becomes normal for them.
The benefits of adopting this super sipping skill from weaning onwards are
numerous, including oral health, orthodontic development and fine motor
skills.
Cup-feeding
Babycup Sippeco First Cups are also suitable for cup-feeding and are great to
have on hand to help through any times of feeding challenges or whilst
establishing breastfeeding. Babycup First Cups are useful for a number of
different scenarios such as tongue-tie, cleft, latch issues, bottle refusal or
for feeding expressed milk.
Please discuss with your midwife or health visitor and ask them to demonstrate
the technique for cup-feeding.
Reasons for Sipping
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Sipping
Experts say truly open cups are the healthiest type of cup for babies and young children to drink from and their use should be encouraged from as early an age as possible -
Healthy Teeth Dentists say open cups can help prevent dental decay and should be used at every mealtime as they do not bathe tooth enamel in liquid and they don’t get carried around to be sucked on for prolonged periods.
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Orthodontics
Orthodontists say sipping from an open cup promotes natural muscle use, stimulating correctjaw and facial growth and helping reduce the risk of crooked teeth and orthodontic problems. -
Baby Talk
Speech therapists advocate open cup sipping because there is no compromise to tongue position and it doesn’t cause speech difficulties or delays -
Size
For successful sipping, little people need little cups. Open cup drinking is do-able with Babycup First Cups! Also suitable for infant cup-feeding from birth. Capacity 50ml (1.5 US fl oz).
“At last, a cup designed with babies in mind.” Penny Lazell, Independent Health Visitor, UK -
Fine Motor Skills
Using Babycup First Cups at every mealtime encourages fine motor skills. -
Quality
Babycup First Cups are Made in Britain, BPA and phthalates-free, dishwasher and steam-steriliser safe. Multi award-winning,safety-tested, non-toxic, smooth-edged and shatterproof. -
In the News
There is increasing awareness of the terrible state so many countries are in with childhood dental health. High profile people such as Jamie Oliver are doing huge amounts to spread the word and the media is also helping toget the message across. Tooth decay is a real and rotten problem but the good news is that it’s preventable. Babycup can play a valuable role in good oral care.
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