This is a great choice of straw cup for any child, but I especially like it for kiddos who seem to struggle with figuring out how to drink from a straw. The GI specialist recommended speech therapy and I was super reluctant because I really didn't think he had an issue with speech or eating. I’ll probably end up using it for regular milk eventually because it’s so much easier to clean than his other cups! Unless someone chews through or causes damage to anything else they chew on (chews through pencils, chews holes in shirts, etc.

He won’t use any other types of sippy cups or straws, but keeps pulling the straw out of the Honey Bear cup. If this is the case, your child may just need some more time or you could try a honey bear straw cup (take look at it here. In this blog post, I will guide you through everything you need to know about how to use the honey bear straw cup, so you can introduce it to your child with ease and confidence. With a little patience, your toddler can turn drinking water or juice from the Honey Bear Straw Cup into a fun and enjoyable activity. When you gently squeeze the tummy it brings that liquid almost all the way to the top so your little ones don’t have to do as much work to get it out, yet they are able to start to understand that sucking on the cup will give them a drink.

It's bumpy on one side and striated on the other side for different levels of sensory input (the bumpy side provides more input than the striated side).

A Group Leader is a What to Expect community member who has been selected by our staff to help maintain a positive, supportive tone within a group. As I mentioned earlier this cup can be a game-changer if your little one is struggling with straw drinking. It’s great because you can squeeze it to help them understand that water comes out through the straw. Many speech therapists believe that sippy cups can promote improper tongue positioning and an immature swallowing pattern, while straw drinking can help strengthen the mouth muscles and encourage tongue retraction, cheek tension, lip closure, and proper oral positioning. Simply squeeze the bear's belly until fluid reaches the top of the straw and release - fluid will stay at the top of the straw, thereby decreasing the effort required to drink.EASY TO ASSEMBLE: You first need to unscrew the cap, then pass the straw through the cap hole and adjust it to a suitable length. Training Sippy Bottles – A squeezable honey bear design with long, flexible straw makes it easy to squeeze out liquid and get a drink even if a child or adult has low suction or special needs. Kayla has degrees in education and special education with an emphasis in early childhood special education. The child will soon learn very quickly how to suck and this will promote lip closure and tongue retraction.