Let’s face it, parents with toddlers have long been waiting for that magic sippy cup to come along. One that doesn’t have 10 pieces to take apart and wash, one that
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• does not leak, one that your child will accept, and one that helps teach them how to drink like a big kid. This is what we want! When I first saw the concept behind this AVENT “My First Grown Up Drinking Cup” I thought, here, this might finally be it!It’s not.While I was originally very excited to try it out, I was very disappointed with it’s performance. The design seemed like a very good idea, a sort of plate in the center of the cup gets pushed back (very easily) by the nose or upper lip when drinking, this breaks the rubber “seal” allowing liquid to pass through. The child can drink from any angle on the cup. So, as a reviewer I couldn’t just give it to my 3-year-old daughter to try out, I wanted to try the flow for myself. I drank from this cup myself, and was frustrated! I don’t want to give it to my child because it’s a very dissatisfying flow. No one likes to have liquid slowly leaked into their mouth when they’re thirsty and really need a drink! My 3-year-old and 11-month-old like to gulp it down. So I really don’t think this drinking/sippy cup works well in that respect.As far as leaking, upon it’s first use, I tipped it upside down over the sink, and a slow but steady drip came from the cup. It is not leak proof. Furthermore, seeing as it takes very little pressure to push back the sealing mechanism, this cup could very easily create a decent sized spill if it leaned against a toy the wrong way. This is at least one thing most modern sippy cups have going for them, they need at least some suction to spill a true puddle.Finally, after giving the product some thought as far as it’s “training” capabilities, I decided there’s no point to a drinking cup like this. Here’s the thing, your toddler or young child is
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• , at some point, going to have to learn to drink from a real adult glass. There is no way around it, this doesn’t teach a child not to spill, it doesn’t teach a child not to pick up a glass recklessly, or how to learn to balance a glass in the hand so that liquid stays put. So the entire concept of this being like a “real cup” doesn’t mean much to me. At some point, all children have to learn the motor skills it requires to balance a glass in their hands without spilling, and like it or not, that’s going to require some spillage and some messes. The only thing sippy cups or even “drinking cups” like this teach a child is how to drink from that exact cup. There is no magical training cup that can teach them to know how to handle a real glass.That said, seeing as this cup does still leak and provides very slow flow, I can’t see how this product could possibly be better than your standard sippy cup out there. If you’re looking for leak proof, I say go with one of those Nuk sippy cips that come with caps–because there is no true leak-proof sippy cup (not that I’ve been able to locate yet–and we’ve seemingly tried them ALL!) And if you want to try and teach your child to drink from a “grown up drinking cup”, skip this and hunt down an unbreakable mug or cup with handles and start giving your child water in it to practice. I can’t recommend wasting your money on this product.

I have tried dozens of different sippy, straw and trainer cups and this is the worst one so far.My 18 month old got VERY frustrated with this cup. I tried it myself as well, and unless you really press your nose into the plate in the center of the cup, the flow is very minimal. Not only that, but I think it actually hinders the transition to a normal cup, because one of the biggest hurdles is knowing how far back to tip the cup. With this cup, you can tip it upside down, but unless you press the plate, nothing is coming out. Also, like other avent sippies, the valve is multiple pieces that should really be taken apart at each use and washed unless you want mold growing in there – even with just water. They say not to use this cup with juice either, and I think milk would really get in the nooks and crannies as well.So at least its leakproof then, right? Sort of. It’s true that it doesn’t leak if the plate isn’t pressed, but it doesn’t take much to press the plate a little and allow a slow dribble. For that reason I wouldn’t use it as an accident-proof cup for in the car or other unsupervised use anyway. A straw cup works much better for that purpose.If you’re restricting to water anyway, spend a couple weeks transitioning to a regular cup and save yourself the hassle of another unnecessary “transitional” stage. Sure, there will be some spills, but it will be over faster, and you can use a straw cup (which would still have adult applications later) for the times you need something less messy.

I wanted to love this cup. I am so sick of the piles of sippy cups and sippy cup parts, that I was hoping to find “the one”. This cup was not it for us. First off, I miplaced the instruction booklet on how to assemble the cup. No big deal, right? Wrong. The cup assembly is definitely not intuitive, I thought I had it set up right and tested it out myself, ending up pouring water all over myself. Of course I decided to test the new cup out right in the middle of dinner, you know, that time of day when everybody is cranky, hungry, and tired, what a mess. Turns out I was able to get the correct assembly instructions from Avent’s website, but really?!? Of all the sippy cups that we have purchased I have never needed to use an instruction manual. Once we got the cup assembled, it was okay. My little guy did not take to it, but I will keep trying.

It’s cute, the straw works as advertised (stays down in the liquid), and my son only took a few seconds to figure out how to work a straw as opposed to a bottle or sippy cup. This is the only cup we use now. It’s easy to clean, pack and store. Very little leaking when the cup is turned over. And it’s made in the USA!

I love these Lollacups ! I purchased the first one in blue …. This one is green !My grandson is so happy to have them ..

Wonderful design, easy to clean with straw brush. My daughter loves to drink out of these, she has been using them since 9mon. Love that they have straw replacements so I don’t have to buy a whole new cup.

I love the playtex sippy cups but there is something wrong with the plastic and paint on these cups for some reason the paint chips off really easy so it is cute for a while but ugly when it starts to chip my son only had his Buzz light year ones for about 4-6 months and I have to get rid of them they look ugly now you can’t even tell who was on them.

These cups are awesome they dont leak and my 3 year old loves them. She can drink out if a big cup but it seems to spill alot. So these cups are a great exchange. They’ve been dropped thrown and you name it and none have broke so far.

Even with all the extra pieces to take out and put in and wash etc etc, these cups still leak! The First Years cups don’t have the extra pieces inside and they leak less then these cups! I do not recommend these.

mOmma makes the best bottle and cups avaliable on the market (believe me I have tried many different brands). They never leak and they are quality product. With the next baby this is the ONLY brand we will use… period!

My 21 month old daughter absolutely loves this cup. The cup itself is great, the only problem is that the spout tends to rip easily, but that’s why don’t let your toddler chew on it! Overall, I highly recommend this cup.

UPDATE January 2014:looking back now, my sons struggle with this cup seems completely reasonable. the weight of the cup is just too impeding and not necessary. dont waste your money on this cup.FROM JUNE 2013My 10 month old is struggling to use a sippy cup. He is breastfed and bottle fed, taking bottles without a problem. He just hasnt seemed interested in water quite yet, although will experiment with straws (but doesn’t swallow most of what he sucks up).So, I purchased this thinking it might be a good transition for him and he would start learning how to tip a cup himself. Unfortunately, because of the bobble feature, its so heavy, especially when you have to put in more water so that he doesn’t have to tip it as much. I’ve been working on giving it to him myself, just like I would a bottle, and that goes fine — but its not helping him make the connection that he can tip the cup himself to have a drink.PROS: In terms of his ability to get liquids out of this independently, I would say it is very good for that. I’ve not had issues with leaks, but I’m also not too worried about it because I’m only using water in it. I might be less satisfied/confident if there was juice or formula in it.Cons: I can’t give it more than 3 stars at this point because of the weight that I believe is preventing him from holding and tipping it himself.

These were the styles of cups that were around 9 years ago when I had my first baby, and I loved them due to the size, soft spout, and handles…so I looked them up with it was time for baby #3 to start using a cup! Glad I found them here. Although when I ordered the two pack of them, I only received one. But Amazon was wonderful in helping with the issue, as always!

Daughter uses these, first without the stopper to learn how to use the cup and then with the stopper to prevent spills. Seriously, just buy this cup and save some money.

This sippy cup is one of the better one. Easy to clean. Easy to hold. Does not spill. Does not tip. Don’t have to line up the handles the spout.