How do I Get him to Stop Being silly when drinking? I have tired a few different beakers If Someone Could recommend something would be Great.
My kid 3rd child is one. He still drinks Milk from his bottles But will happily Drink water from his waterbottle(But Can be silly with opening his month with water and gets it all down him. Everytime I TRY and Put milk in something different Then a bottle he is silly with it ends up getting it all down him.
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Honestly let him sit in his damp clothes for a little while (10 mins) my eg is almost 2 and still does this from time to time but most times she does it is cause she wants another bath and thinks if sheās wet Iāll bath her again 
Ignore it for now tell him itās not ok but leave it at that he gets attention by being sillyā¦ positive reinforcement get excited about the good stuff make a big deal about the good stuff correct the bad but dont make a big deal of itā¦just take the bottle away thatās a good thing have a bye bye bottle party yay!!! Lol
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Ignore it. Turn your head when he does it, heāll stop, most children do " silly" things to get a rise out of us, once they notice weāre not interested theyāll stop
Heās only one, let him still have his bottle for milk, there is still plenty of time for him to change bottles over. With the messing about just ignore it, he will soon stop
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Honestly, I would get rid of sippy cups and bottles all together. They do not really aid in helping children develop the skills needed to drink from an open cup.
He may play around and get wet, but thatās part of learning. You need to just accept it and have extra clothes on hand
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Sooā¦ Heās one.
Heās learning and exploring through play.
Thatās one of them things where you might as well just be ready to change the whole outfit. Aināt no way around it.
We use miracle 360 cups or toss n take cups
I donāt think thereās a lot that you can doā¦ heās 1 and heās going to be silly and messy lol.
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Good luck he is 1 duh
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Dont give him anything make him feel hunger and thirst for maybe 15 min make him appreciate what comes in that cup
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He is getting lots of attention from you. I agree to stop making such a big deal about it. Kids makes a mess especially while learning. If you want him off the bottle stop offering it and let him get accustomed to drinking out of a cup. He will learn to stop wasting his milk if thatās all there is. Or even better, let him have his bottle until he is ready to drink out of a cup. 
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Oh my gosh people hes 1! Hes not being silly or needs a punishment or talking to, hes being a one year old!
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You need to start teaching him to mind you. Consistency is soo Important.
Hes one. Children learn in all different ways and thats what heās doing. Just let him get on with it.
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Youāre going to need to get rid of the bottles completely
A sippycup or a regular cup or maybe a cup with a straw?
Heās only one so any bottle thatās non spill!
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My little lady is 13mo and still on bottles for milk for now. Sheās not ready to switch and itās not impacting her ability to drink other things out of other cups. 
. Sheās great with drinking water out of cups and with straws, so Iām just letting her work through things at her own pace since itās not hurting anything.
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I am currently working on my one year old with sippy cups. I took the bottles when she turned one. Itās still a work in progress but she does fling her milk every where. I bought the expensive and cheap cups. But she only likes the cheap. I just tell her no and show her how to drink it. But it is a learned process and they will grow out ofnit
I mean is he purposely spitting it out or is he just not the best at not drooling it out the sides of his mouth? If he is purposely taking sips so he can spit it out then you should only put drinks in a cup and you hold it while he takes a sip.Any purposely spitting you put it up and donāt offer it for an hour.If he is just not coordinated to drink clean yet just put less in his cup and get bibs that are plastic lined until he gets better at it.
Try the sippy cups from Hyde and Seek childrenās boutique on fbk and insta beautiful BPA food grade silicon dinnerware fir bubs n the sippy cups r up breakable and leak proof
In saying that I wouldnāt worry to much my kids well girls 3 n 4 had bottles till
They were 7 years old n they have turned out fine
Give him milk in a regular cup with his meals, if he plays then take it away and let him know that his milk is for drinking. Itās going to be messy the first few times but after the first 2-3 times of my kids spilling cold milk on themselves they learned the meaning of being careful.
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And a one year old still needs 3 bottles a day in my opinion mine all did three of my five kids gave it up at two big milk 
is so important for growth and their bones n their teeth 
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Welcome to toddlerhood 
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With my boys, thereās character water bottles with heads like paw patrol and the hulk. I threw away all bottles and left those. Maybe that will help?
Speech and language specialists recommend cups with a soft straw or a 360Ā° cup like Munchkin Miracle Cup.
Eventually someone will laugh at him and he will give it up. I wouldnāt drink milk from a cup and took a bottle until I started first grade. Before school started, my mom took me on a tour of the schoolroom and pointed out that there was no refrigerator, and I wouldnāt be able to take my bottle. No problem. (I was an only child and lived in the country, no peer pressure.)
Heās fine for now but maybe when heās about 18-20 months introduce different cups let him pick out his own from the cabinet or if you take him in the store let him grab one
My son is 2 and we still do bottle at bed time.
Donāt let other parents and children determine how fast you or your child is āsupposedā learn. We all go at our own pace and do what works best for us.
Good luck girl. Youāve got some good advice here. You just have to keep at it.
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Um heās 1. They will give it up when their ready. My daughter gave up bottles at 11 months. My son is 14 months and hasnāt gave them up yet. Stop rushing ur kid.
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Wait until heās older.
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Heās a freakin baby! Get a better cup and just deal with it. Be more strategic when giving him drinks. Youāve got more responsibility here than he does.
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Heās just oneā¦enjoy it!!!
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We use the 360 munchkin cups, theyāre not 100% spill proof but they work well and teach them to drink from a cup
Are you laughing at him when he does it? He may be doing it for attention. I know first hand how hard it is not to laugh, but donāt so it. Find other cute things to laugh at. And be firm without scolding when telling him no. Remove the cup for short periods when he acts up.
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Heās 1. What are your expectations 
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My daughter will be 2 end of January, she was born 2 months early but I still give her a bottle mainly when I rock her for nap or bedtime but she also uses sippy cups or cups with straw.
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I cold turkey bottles when my kids turn one or in the case of my second, wean themselves (my now two year old self weaned at 10.5 months). Bottles were/are only for formula/breast milk in our house- so when we stop and go whole milk and solids, there are no more bottles. When I introduced solids, I introduced sippy cups and eventually the straw sippy cups. My kids have never had anything except their formula or breast milk in a bottle. As far as being silly, heās only 1 and that will come as he gets older. Maybe only give it at certain times and tell him that we drink the water and donāt play with it.
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Iāve found these are the best kind Iāve given to my girl sheās 4 but now she doesnāt use the cups. Maybe try practicing holding and drinking from cups with your son? The earlier the better
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My step daughter is 2 1/2 and does this. I donāt have any advise. Heās too young to understand.
There are bottles made for weaning kids off and getting them ready for cups, I never tried them bc I didnāt have issues getting her off the bottle but it may be worth a shot.
Sippy cups. Just keep practicing dont give up. And start to do more of sippy cups than bottle to start to wean him off. Idk why everyone is saying wait til hes older bc in my opinion ( as a dentla hygiene student) children should be off bottles around one. Def before the age of 2. My oldest was off at 11 months and my youngest who took a little longer but was off around 15 months. Also cold turkey seems to work best in most weaning cases.
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They need either sippy cups or else youāll be dealing with a mess. I donāt give my kids open cups until theyāre at least 2 because of this.
My 1 year old will drink water/juice from a proper cup, but when it comes to milk she wonāt touch ot unless itās from the breast or a bottle, and to me thatās ok. It makes her happy, itās a comfort to her so why the rush. She only has it a nap and bed time, sheās happy, comfortable, relaxed and feels safe, thereās no rush to make them grow up. Do it when your baby feels ready x
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Nuk learner cupā¦ once my son transitioned to this he could care less about what he was drinking from but he didnāt transition until 14-15m bc I just didnāt think of it lol
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360 cups are the best!
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My son is 2 and still does it Iāve tried every sippy cup I thought the nipple was giving too much but no I guess itās for fun
Take the bottles away.
Start giving him his drinks in a cup or glass and only in a bottle if he asks for the bottle. If he gets silly and dumps the bottle take it away saying that he donāt seem to be thirsty now. Be consistent since he had been doing this for a while because it will take time to convince him you are serious. Giving a bottle only if Sk fir take time but does work, it worked for my 3 but at first it seemed that they ask for the bottle all the time.
Every child is unique - embrace it. They are little such a short time.
Just love him <3
When I was told it was time to switch I went to the spoutless 360Ā° cups cause my daughter would chew on the mouth pieces of hers
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