Does the straw have a valve or is it just a regular straw with normal flow, without having the child sucking too hard on the straw?
521973
No valve my daughter doesn't struggle while drinking her juice or milk. I love this cup especially for my little preschooler. My daughter is only 2 years old and she seems to have no problems with this cup. I also bought matching back pack and lunch box. I say go for it
521974
It is normal, the children do not have to do a lot of strength to take. A child starting 2 years without taking difficulties.
521975
It's a regular straw. It also has an additional straw set, with a soft tip that helps to make sure the straw gets the most liquid out of the bottle possible (as long as it's tilted properly). No valve.
1403316
No Straw just a flat square flap that opens out from one side of the handle.
2190828
It has a screw-on lid that has a rubber-type (silicone?) gasket. The gasket has grooves in it that the liquid comes through, but only when there is sucking. You know it's tight enough just by tightening it all the way-it doesn't click or anything. They really are great, though-no straws to deal with when you're on the go!
1584720
I don't think it's very hard to drink from at all- this cup is valve free and seems to flow well. Still my son's favorite cup and he's 2 and a half now (we've been using this model since 11 months old)!
1403315
It has a fold out spout, but you will need to lift it and tilt your head back to drink from it. It has no straw.
828978
No straw. You press on the large yellow button and it opens for drinking- When you let go, it clicks closed.
1094532
This product comes with an internal straw that attaches to the valve mechanism (also a separate piece) and is slightly narrower than a normal/standard straw. The length is slightly under 5 inches and the opening is about 4 mm. For just learning, this is a slightly more restricted flow which I find is helpful for littles ones. My son sometimes chokes on the products with the larger diameter straws since it allows too much liquid per sip. Love this cup over most of the other ones out there. P.S. The OXO brush set (3 pieces) works well to clean all my straws.
565111
Not exactly sure what you're referring to with 'how safe is it,' but I will say there is no way for the child to swallow any piece of the straw as the silicone piece fits through the top and then there is a complete circle seal on the underside of the top (if that makes any sense at all). The straw then inserts into a silicone pipe looking thing so it's easy to clean. Not sure if this is helpful or not, but as a mom of 2, I have never been concerned of my child's safety with this water bottle.
1716646
The straw is attached with the filter.you cannot drink without the filter...it is a great bottle..
229207
That is the top if the sippy, the straw is actually inside the cup (though it can be removed). My daughter started using this sippy at 6 months. I let her play with it a bit before adding any liquid so she could get used to it. She would not drink out if bottles, but she loves this sippy!
1212321
When the child puts the straw in their mouth, they automatically put enough pressure on the straw to release the liquid. They don't have to bite hard like some of the other cups.
342607
The straw has a stopper that is closer to one end of the straw. I use the straw with the stopper in the cup to keep my straw from coming out of the top, but I have seen others use it toward the sucking end of the straw ... guess you can do what you want. But mine don't move from what I can tell. Hope this helps.
927565
No. It works like a regular straw, so he would have to be able to suck on it.
1245131
It's a very soft straw but it falls inside the cup very often. In regards to the top part, it can poke your child in the face. I end up losing this sippy cup.
533378
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
974253
It comes in one piece with a hole for the straw. You use a mason jar ring to hold it in place. If tipped liquid will come out. But since I would be using glass, I wouldn't give it to a child and worry about spillage. Easy and convenient to use.
1092422
Well, from my point of view its a little more difficult than drinking from a straw but not uncomfortably so. My 8 year old child has no problems with it.