I don't want to teach my son to tip a cup upside down or at a sever angle to get liquid. Can he drink from this "like a normal" cup?
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YrEs it acts like a normal drinking cup they just have to push down on cup with their lip and is comes out pretty easy. My 2.5year old uses it well
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Once they get the hang of it yes- to be honest the first few months were messy.
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You can drink as if you do out of a faucet. not designed to drink directly out of it, but you can.
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Yes Deborah, there is a very small pinhole in the top. It allows air to escape when the lid is used. If the cup is tilted, very little if any liquid is leaked.
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No! Its hard to drink out this cup and has a very bad design. All honesty, Its pretty but not a very functional piece.
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It is not a flip top & it will leak if it is not upright. The hole straw or just drinking is open.
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My son is 15 months old and he is able to drink through this straw easily. I have never tried. I actually think this cup leaks more through the straw than most cups and it's not our favorite. Maybe you recieved a defective straw?
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We've had no issues with that and we use the set quite often. My daughter just turned 4 and she has no problems pouring her own tea and playing hostess to others. We've never had any spills due to tipping cups.
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I doubt it, it is a small, oval opening. Main issue we have had is that the lid is not very secure. The lid is fine to use in a limited way such as to transport the cup, but you wouldn't want to tilt it and drink out of it without keeping a finger or two on top to make sure it doesn't accidentally open up.
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You can drink directly from the bottle. The opening is small so you have to get used to it to avoid dribbling but it is not really a problem.
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My son has been using this for about a year now, maybe more. They can use it as long as you feel comfortable with them using sippy cups.
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Although I always use the straw with it you could definitely use it without one as well. The spout has a sliding plastic cover that does not seal liquid it as well as some of the other cups if turned on it's side or upside down it is sure to leak out. For that reason I always use the straw and keep it upright at all times. If you have a hot beverage in it, I don't know how you would use the straw to drink without scolding yourself, so it was designed to be used both ways. Hope this helps.
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You can... but it's not designed for that type of use. It doesn't have a sipping attachment.
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Not advised. The cup has no lid, and the bottles have a small airhole in the caps. This prevents tipping them up past a certain angle
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A spout flips out from within the handle on top. To drink you have to pick her up and tilt her back. You could probably add your own straw but you would have to leave the spout in the open for business position.
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If the lid isn't on just right, the seal leaks very easily when the cup is tipped. It doesn't leak much upside down though.
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This is an old question but... I believe it twists so when they drop it, it won't just pop out. The tommy tippie cups are similar but the valve only pushes in so when my kid throws it from his high chair the valve pops out and drink goes everywhere. So its a good thing!
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My daughter also do that,, but I found that these cups are the best for them,, I tried many other cups they all leak , but these cups leak only few drops and he has to shake them to leak..