Can't Get My Toddler to Drink from Sippy Cup

Have you tried a straw? That's the only other thing I can think of. But honestly, if he's thirsty, he'll drink. Since he's given up the bottle, I'd strive to keep it that way.

Have you tried a straw?

Oh I see Katie beat me to it. :-/

The trick that worked for me .... my son loves yogurt so I poured a danimals yogurt drink into a sippy cup and mixed in a little milk. Then I dipped the tip of the sippy spout into yogurt milk and then screwed it onto the cup. That way he got a quick taste and since he wanted more he started to suck on it .... viola no more sippy cup issues.

I give him juice in Tummy Tickler bottles (google it.) You can get them at Babies R US and most grocery stores in the juice aisle. They come filled with juice and then I just toss them in the dishwasher and reuse. They are better than sippy cups because they don't leak and no separate pieces or plugs. It's simply a bottle with a character screw on top that acts as the straw. Ends up being much cheaper in the long run becauae no parts to replace. Only problem we found is that every kid that sees the bottle ... wants it! We have about 15 different ones now - all still in rotation. That being said he does not like his juice in a sippy cup or his milk or yogurt in the Ticklers - kids are funny like that.

I was always told try different types of sippy cups. He liked all of them so I lucked out and but we still had 4-5 different ones.

Is the issue not wanting a drink or wanting control over the drink? I would just leave out a sippy cup and and open cup with the same stuff inside and let him deal with it. If he wants a drink, he'll take one. Often my son doesn't want his drink while he's eating...he just eats, and then after a meal is over he'll play a bit and then come back for his drink and finish it. Maybe you could get him excited about a new drink? You could try cold herbal tea or water with a squeeze of orange/lime etc juice in it? Maybe he'd try a new tempting drink?
If the issue seems that he just doesn't like to drink stuff then just make sure he has some other foods with a high liquid content. That is a tough one. Good luck!

When you figure this out let me know! I cant get my 13 months old to take a sippy cup either!

They make sippy cups with straws that dont come out of the cup. I found that if I let my DD help with making the drink that she was much more likely to take it. I let her put a bunch of ice cubes into the cup and she will either turn the water on or hold the cup under the tap to fill the cup and then she watches me pour a very small amount of 100% pure orange juice to flavour and then when I put the lid on she will shake it all up and listen to the ice shake around. Before I know it she is asking for more
I also just recently got her to drink milk from a regular cup if I use a straw and always hold it for her because she makes a huge mess. But I showed her how much fun blowing milk bubbles is and now she wants to do it all the time and when shes doing that she manages to drink it along the way too Win Win
Good Luck

Watch his urine output for signs of dehydration. Consider giving him lots of watery fruit and veg to keep him hydrated. watermelon, peaches, oranges, cuccumbers, cantelope, zucchini, tomato immediately come to mind.

I don't know if this is appropriate, but could you give him something salty to make him thirsty enough to get over it?

To get my son to try something new, use a spoon or try a regular cup, I had to give him a real treat. Put chocolate milk or choc shake in the sippy cup, dip your finger in and touch his lips so he knows whats in there, then put the lid on, put it on his high chair tray and turn your back, walk to the sink and look busy, and (seem to) ignore him. This worked on my son and I only had to use the treat once, then he was over the hurdle of the cup being new.