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At what age can children use mugs?
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I would think by the age of 3-4 most children would be able to pour their own drink with a little help, and drink from an unlidded cup/mug or beaker.
I am surprised though, working in a school how many children of 5= can't do the above, I guess that's because most parents use sippy cups and sports bottles for drinks?0 -
Depends on the child - my 2 1/2 year old struggles with an open topped beaker still but motor-skill related stuff isn't her strongest point (it's the one area of development she hasn't 100% caught up from being premature and I'm not worried - it'll come in time and we just keep practicing with stuff that doesn't stain if it's spilt).
I'd just get them china ones - even if the parents keep them for "best" or "be careful with that one" use for a while it won't be some massive no-no to do so.Little miracle born April 2012, 33 weeks gestation and a little toughie!0 -
My five-year-old is fine with a mug but if she's going to be carrying drinks around the house I prefer her to have a plastic cup. And she's been pouring her own drinks and making her own cereal for about a year now - in fact she's better at it than her big brother0
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This reminds me of the trouble I had with my daughter (now 3). When she was coming up to a year she was still using a bottle and I was getting a bit of grief from the health visitor that she really should have been using a beaker by that age. Being a first time parent (and slightly clueless) I dutifully followed the HV advice and spent ages trying to get little one to use a beaker, to no avail. In the end the stress wasn't worth it (think I lost a lot of hair in the process!) and I just gave up
and tried her with a cup/mug with no lid and one handle and whaddya know, she was only 15 months old but she loved the cup/mug and despite having a few spillages she was brilliant with it. Having seen the trouble friends have had getting their (older) children to use a cup/mug I feel very lucky now.
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