What do/did your kids drink out of when they were 3?

I have a daycare and I have the kids drink from a cup as soon as they are ready. I have a 20 month old little girls drinking from a regular cup. She does awesome with no spills. My boys however will not be ready to drink out of a regular cup by then. We are still working on the spoon.

 

My kids are only 20 months and they drink from sippies. But I have a friend with a 23-month-old who drinks from a regular cup all the time. Her daycare taught her because they don't do sippies in the older toddler room there, apparently, and they promoted her early. My BF's son is 3 and has been drinking from a regular cup for a while, too. At least 4-5 months.

 

My kids were doing half a day at daycare at age 2 and learned to use open cup for lunch. So we started using open cup at home a month or two later--and lucky me they got over most of the spills at home.

However, when we eat out I usually bring them a big sippie full of milk and then refill it with water. Nice not to worry about the spills when it can be challenging enough to get close to the table etc. Oh, and we also used them in the car on vacation. Wish I could get DH to use one--he doesn't like to use a lid and straw with his soda even in the car--a little pet peeve of mine as I don't want soda spilled in the car.

 

I JUST let my oldest DS who is 5 start using a regular cup all the time. My three year olds use sippy's 95% of the time 4% they use cups and 1% its straws, like at a restaurant. So, you are normal. I would remind the nanny that she is there to watch your kids your way, so not to get snippy. .. But thats me.

 

Cups with no lids around 3, messy but they have to learn sometime! I just did not give them anything red or blue. Ha LOL!