Is the spout a soft spout? My three toddlers all tend to bite down on the spouts and have bitten through all the soft spouts we have tried.
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It's a soft spout, but the way it is constructed it is actually quite difficult for someone to bite through the silicone and enlarge the opening. The 2 slits where the water comes out are protected by a lip that extends over them. To give you an idea, my daughter goes through other brands of silicone spouts in a couple weeks, tops, by biting on the spout and enlarging the holes. I only have one Pura Kiki spout that we've used every night for a few months now and it shows no signs of tearing yet.
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You actually don't want a sippy that would be very hard for a baby/ or child to get liquids from. The mouth does not need to learn to suck and this can be detrimental, if it's always the way he/ she is drinking. There is current research on this but it's a newer finding in the last couple of years. There are speech problems from them and palette formation issues. Experts now suggest they only be used during a transition period between bottle and cup. It may be worth it to keep those kids carpets around until they're old enough to use cups without frequent spills.
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I have not had issues with straw leaks unless it's held upside down for an extended period of time. I have a hard time getting water out after a few sips, but my daughter will guzzle half the glass of water before coming up for air! I think it's because it's built for infant/toddler mouths, not adult mouths!
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We used it as a transition from the bottle to a sippy cup. It is the same as the 5 oz NUK bottles with a soft spout sippy cup nipple. My daughter started using it and figuring it out around 8 months, but could easily go younger. We used the handles with a bottle nipple at first. We love these.
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Nope! The top stays on pretty tight. Also, the green part that attaches to the plastic squeeze tube turns to the left to tighten, so when a child takes the orange cap off (which you loosen to the left), they don't also take the green part off (if that makes any sense). We've had ours for about 6 mos. Don't use it every day, but it's held up nicely.
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These are the hard spouts. I have them and we put them on our little ones nalgene bottle. They're great.
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I think it's supposed to be a spill proof spout. I don't use it because I needed my sons liquids to just flow so he learns to drink properly with the spout stopping the flow. HTH
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My 2yo has no problem drinking at all. I find that he actually drinks a lot with these cups. the only annoying thing is sometimes there is a high pitch squeak after he drinks out of it.
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I don't think so. I've only had a few kiddos attempt to bite them, and only one left toothmarks:)
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It's a hard plastic spout, not like some of the softer spouts I've seen out there (like Playtex First Sipster Spill-Proof Cup). I also thought the spout on this was too small and short, so that my 15 month old daughter has to work extra hard to get liquid out of there. I would go with the Playtex First Sipster that has handles and a softer spout.
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No, but it is a hard suck to make it work. Which makes it really good for less likely to leak. My 3 year old has no issues and my son almost 10 months can almost get it to work for him. Its a hard spout.
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The spout is very similar to a bottle. Just different shaped. If you're baby can handle a fast flow nipple then they can handle this. We still use them at 19 months in the car to keep things clean...even though he drinks out of regular cups now too.
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Yes. It's a soft spout so it's relatively easy. But the holes are vertical (so it'll be somewhat spill proof) so it takes some learning from the baby.
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It's only start leaking when my toddler bite through the sprout. It happen about 6-7 months after we used it. I replaced the sprout and it doesn't leak anymore.
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Child has to suck to get it out, but not super hard like some sippy cups we've had. However, after having ours for about six months, the no spill valve has broken and it pours out. I could just replace it with another valve, but I probably won't bother since I don't let him walk around the house with it to spill it anyway. We only use ours for water because I'm not fond of things that need a bottle brush to reach inside, I never feel like it gets it clean enough anyway. I suppose you could put it in the dishwasher however, which would be easy enough. Overall, I like this sippy cup a lot and would recommend it as one of the better, if not the best sippy cup we've ever used. Child has to suck to get it out, but not super hard like some sippy cups we've had. However, after having ours for about six months, the no spill valve has broken and it pours out. I could just replace it with another valve, but I probably won't bother since I don't let him walk around the house with it to spill it anyway. We only use ours for water because I'm not fond of things that need a bottle brush to reach inside, I never feel like it gets it clean enough anyway. I suppose you could put it in the dishwasher however, which would be easy enough. Overall, I like this sippy... » Read More Child has to suck to get it out, but not super hard like some sippy cups we've had. However, after having ours for about six months, the no spill valve has broken and it pours out. I could just replace it with another valve, but I probably won't bother since I don't let him walk around the house with it to spill it anyway. We only use ours for water because I'm not fond of things that need a bottle brush to reach inside, I never feel like it gets it clean enough anyway. I suppose you could put it in the dishwasher however, which would be easy enough. Overall, I like this sippy cup a lot and would recommend it as one of the better, if not the best sippy cup we've ever used. « Show Less
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I would say "No". The spout is not hard, it is indeed soft like a nipple BUT it is shaped like a sippy cup and has the 3 small holes in the nipple like a sippy cup. I don't think they would be able to "suck" the cereal thru it. The mouth forms different around this nipple than it does a bottle nipple. It teaches them to drink from a cup. Hope this helps.
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I have a 3 year old and 18 month old that have used these since they were 6 months old - starting to teethe. I have never had an issue. Frequently they do chew on the other end but never had a risk of choking. Just need to watch when they use it. I am always scared if they use it while walking they could trip and fall and get hurt so I only let them use it while sitting of strapped in car seat.