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When he came off the bottle I bought some 3oz plastic cups. when he had a drink it was sitting in a chair at first until he learned not to spill. After he had his last cup of milk or juice at night. He brushed his teeth and got ready for bed. I vkept a cup of watter in the bedroom and if he wanted a drink after bedtime he got a drink of watter and that was it.
Several bad nights at first and then no problems.
Bob
Ultimately, whatever you DO decide to do, stick with it for at least 2 weeks. She is going to test test test you and her behavior is going to get worse trying to test you before she realizes that you are SERIOUS. Then she'll start to comply. DO NOT give up when she gets worse as it makes the next attempt at anything harder. That's why if you say you are going to commit to a plan for 2 weeks, it'll probably not take that long but to think it's going to work in one night, probably won't cut it either. Good luck!
The problem isn't just her teeth though. Children link items to sleep. For instance some won't sleep without a toy or a dummy or in your case a sippycup. Most things like this don't cause any harm and if you are willing to wait it out will drop off itself.
Make a routine and stick to that every night
bath time, getting dressed, drinking milk while reading a story and going to sleep. It will be very hard at the start and won't get easy for a while, but if you stick to it it will eventually get better.
If you do start something new and than give in you will be sending the message that you will give in for curtain behaviors and it will just get worst, whatever you chose to do stick with it.
And good luck.
Rita
Does your daughter get water in the cup during the day or just milk? Maybe if you can designate a cup just for nighttime and water? Just an idea.
Hopefully this works itself out soon.