Transitioning Gwyneth away from a bottle was a very long process for us. We moved her to a sippy cup that was similar to a bottle with a soft spout. Then we moved her to hard spout sippy cups. She also learned to drink from straws.
At school for the last two and a half months she has been using a cup with a lid that has a small spout but no valve to prevent spilling. So if it is turned upside down the liquid will pour out. At her IEP meeting last week, I asked that one of her goals involving cup drinking could be made more specific by saying she will be able to drink from an "open" cup. I am now sending in a cup that has a recessed lid with holes in it as her next step to drinking from a completely open cup. She has been doing well with this cup which I bought from Talk Tools several years ago. We also purchased the cut-out cups so we will try those soon too. I am really pleased that Gwyn is willing to try new cups now and doesn't refuse to use anything that looks different from what she's used to. These new cups will teach her how to close her lips on the edge of a cup instead of using a spout.
Talk Tools has many great feeding and speech supplies: http://www.talktools.com/ The honey bear cup was a huge help in teaching Gwyneth how to drink from a straw. I really recommend their feeding utensils and cups.
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