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Summary: When choosing the best sippy cup for a toddler, determine what stage of learning the child has reached. Give a toddler a sippy cup that has a tight lid and is sturdy with tips from a day care owner in this free video on parenting and child care.
Veronica Baragas has been working with children and families for 10 years. Her experience includes being a full-time nanny, live-in nanny, babysitter, household manager and daycare...read more
"Hi, my name is Veronice Baragas with MyWigglesandGiggles.com and I'm going to share with you a few things about some of the best sippy cups for toddlers. Now in different stages they learn and definitely develop their throwing skills. So that's definitely a key in what you want to choose. Depending on what level when you're first starting out, you can find some sippy cups that have like the nipple-like pore for the baby and that kind of helps with the transition. Once that we've passed that up you can definitely use like a hard nipple with something that like a valve that kind of changes from fast to slow. Maybe some handles, maybe not. You can get a wide range. You got to be careful the Gerber ones are the best I think due to they're very sturdy. I know that many times a day I have to pickup cups off the floor because my baby's chucked them. So something that's tight lid, make sure you secure it tightly and it doesn't pop the valve out very with a hard push. So definitely try to find something with lots of sturdy and spill-free because that's definitely going to help eliminate a lot of mess. So in choosing your best, also use your BPA-free. That's also the key. So there's a wide variety. Just kind of feel it out, buy a few and just kind of see what your baby feels out."
eHow Article: Best Sippy Cups for Toddlers