RE: ARTICLE: reason why sippy cups are not good-becky

[Guest guest]

What is the brand of cup that you are saying is good? I am looking for

something for my kids b/c I give them both sippy cups to use when are in the

car. They are both beyond the sippy cup phase but are big spillers in the

car. Both of my kids have major issues with tongue thrust; their teeth are a

mess! Anyway, I want to buy them some new cups but don't know which kinds

of spill-free cups won't exacerbate the tongue thrust.

Tricia Morin

North Carolina

Becky wrote:

I have 3 and 2 year old boys who neither say any words. My SLP told me

to get rid of the sippy cups and cut straws down to nubs to force them to

pucker their lips and not allow them to put the long end into the sides

of their mouths where the liquid can pool up (making them lazy to use

their lips).

i just found a great cup that helps us in many ways. it has a

retractable plastic ring on the top that prevents liquid from spilling.

as you put the cup to your mouth, your upper lip presses the ring inward

allowing the liquid to flow through just as if you were drinking from a

real cup. It's spill proof yet it works just like an adult cup. The

greater benefit for us however is the sensory effect. My oldest won't

let anyone or anything touch his mouth area. He freaks out if you do

which makes it hard to do anything in therapy. We do a lot of

desensitising but he still withdrawls. This cup forces him to use his

upper lip as pressure to allow the liquid to flow through. it's minimal

pressure as the cup works very easily, yet it still makes him use his

upper lip.

Anyone else seen this cup or agree/disagree with my assessment? I've not

yet told my SLP about it so i'm interested if she'll agree to the

benefits.

Becky

[Guest guest]

It's a playtex cup, although i don't know the model name. someone else

(user noodlesnpie@...) responded to the email and mentioned she used

it and referenced it as the Playtex Drinking Cup. She also mentioned

another good cup to try as an alternative to this one. make sure you see

her response.

On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 23:46:30 -0400 " Morin Family "

<morinfamily4@...> writes:

> What is the brand of cup that you are saying is good? I am looking

> for

> something for my kids b/c I give them both sippy cups to use when

> are in the

> car. They are both beyond the sippy cup phase but are big spillers

> in the

> car. Both of my kids have major issues with tongue thrust; their

> teeth are a

> mess! Anyway, I want to buy them some new cups but don't know which

> kinds

> of spill-free cups won't exacerbate the tongue thrust.

>

> Tricia Morin

> North Carolina

>

>

[Guest guest]

Here's the cup info-off of the package:

Playtex DrinkUp Cup No Mess, No Spout Tip 'N Sip Seal

This site has the best picture & description of how it works:

http://www.cleftadvocate.org/sippycups.html

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much for this link so I could view exactly what you all are

talking about. :-)

Tricia Morin

North Carolina

wrote:

Here's the cup info-off of the package:

Playtex DrinkUp Cup No Mess, No Spout Tip 'N Sip Seal

This site has the best picture & description of how it works:

http://www.cleftadvocate.org/sippycups.html