Marianne, 

-It's funny - I thought of those two points after I had finished sending the
email.  :)  

"Point 1:  The sippy cup becomes
an item of comfort, which is never a good idea to combine with any type of
food or beverage.  Again - a link with obesity?

From Marianne: **Not only for babies... I find it weird that so many young
people run around with water bottles! As if they can't go a minute without a
sip! In 
the Netherlands, tap water quality is extremely good, so you should be able 
to drink water when you are really thirsty all over the place."


First - yes adults seem too to think that they must always have a beverage
to take along with them, more so that what it used to be, I think.-

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Point 2: From Marianne:  

**Right. Kids should learn, in my opinion, that when you turn something 
upside down, a fluid will come out. That is a learning experience, like any 
other experience they will learn from.


Yes - children need to understand the consequences of tipping a cup full of
liquid upside down - gravity is in effect and it will spill.  The sippy cup
has become a convenience for mom - not a benefit to the child.  Again, I
can't help but notice the analogy works the same so many times with
breastfeeding - moms doing what they believe will be a convenience to them,
despite the potential downside for the child.  While we see it so frequently
in breastfeeding situations (I can't breastfeed because I won't get any
sleep, I can't breastfeed because no one else can feed the baby, I have to
have a pump to breastfeed) I do believe it is a common issue in so many
other parts of child rearing.  No one said being a mom was easy - it takes
time and repetition, and time and repetition....... :) and not always to the
convenience of mom.  I think so much of helping moms with breastfeeding
stems from the way they perceive mothering - the baby comes first.

Jessica Elston
WIC BFPC, Indiana 

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