3 year old who won't sleep without a cup?

i tried not giving her a cup and she screams she don't just cry she screams till she throughs up

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Dangle the cup on a string just above the crib and just out of reach. This will certainly piss her off.

..... I would "not really reccommend this though" ..... she'll get her revenge when she's older and she'll kill you for it later!!

Seriously Though....

The first 5 years of a child's life form the basis of who the child will grow up to be.

Is this cup like a security blanket, a comfort to her?

Little kids are reluctant to go to sleep because sleep is equeal to not being alive to them, hence the reluctance to nodd off. If it makes her feel more secure, why not give her the cup at such an important time.

Try replacing the cup with a blanket.... eventually. Give her a cup and a blanket, then ween her off the cup, and she'll still have the blanket.

My youngest nephew, now 26, used to carry around and sleep with a pillow until he was 5 or 6. Wash day was traunmatic for the first while. He used to suck his thumb too.

He is currently in the Canadian Air Force and is training to be a CF-18 Hornet pilot..... not kidding. I would not joke about this, I'm proud as all hell of him as is his mother, she never shuts up about him!

Good luck!

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Give her the cup.

Whose the parent? Talk to a doctor.
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If you give her the cup, she wins! And then there's no stopping her.

give her the cup then!
it wont last forever...and if it does
who cares
it wont hurt!

Take the cup away,give her a barf bag and shut the door! Give her a cup and take it away when she is asleep.

Try starting with an empty cup and work from there.

they do that. both of mine did. you have to be the parent and deal with it long enough to let them break from it. if you give in to them, they will see this and use it in other places too

Sounds like me and I am only 63 years old... let her have the cup. it makes her secure at the moment and she will eventually outgrow it. It could be worse, like her screaming cause she can't sleep with mommy. The cup comforts her and we all need a little comforting so why put her and yourself through that trauma every night.

I won't go to bed without a cup, either, mainly since I keep hitting myself in the crotch while I'm sleeping.

give her the cup she will grow out of it when shes ready

I used to wear a cup playing baseball, but I don't think we are talking about the same thing give her the cup. it's probably a security tool for your child. If that helps her sleep through the night, what do you care? a cup is an inexpensive bedtime motivation

Take the cup away and let her scream. She'll eventually get tired and go to sleep. She'll probably do it again tomorrow night, and the next night, and the night after, but the screaming and crying will be less every night. Within about 10 days the problem will be gone.

She is only three, if it calms her let her have it. If it is causing a problem because it makes the bedding wet then make a big thing of going shopping and buying a new cup that wont make her wet. At the end of the day she is still a baby and there is nothing wrong with her wanting her cup. It is like her comfort blanket.

you are the parent let her cry she will get over it The way that i look at it is that you have to pick your fights with her and that is just something that really ain't worth fighting over. It's just a cup really if you think about it it really isn't a big deal it's just a cup i have a little girl that goes to bed with a cup and really it doesn't matter with me because that just isn't something that really is life or death matter. I just wouldnt' fight with her use your energy for something else it is just a cup. But the decision is up to you and what you want to do

i had that prob. start easy give her less and less each night until the cup is empty make it "a big girl game" still offer a drink before bed but eventually she will not even want the empty cup give it a couple of weeks even if it requires ear plugs hang in there it will work

You are the adult, not her! Don't give in. Just take the cup away. Give it a week and she'll know she cannot win. Parenting is about consistancy, not giving in cause a 3 year old knows how to throw a fit. Please believe in yourself more than that and take control. If not, it'll just get harder as she ages!

who is the boss looks like the kid You need to pick your fights more carefully. At this point I think you should find a way to let her have the cup without it being a victory though tantrum. Perhaps you can have her earn it. Tell her that if she does so and so she can have the cup. Next time, think about how important an issue is before making it a big issue.

my son kind of pulled something like this. when we were breaking him from his binky, he tried falling asleep with his cup because of the suction the top provides. well, we just took the cup away from him but your problem is a little more severe. First, I would suggest asking your doctor. The doctor might actually be able to tell you if this is something that needs to be broke or if its nothing. My doctor was the one that told me to cut the tips of the binkies off so there is no more suction. i would have never guessed this from my dr! Second, try finding a cup and poking holes in the top to where there is no suction. of course, this can only be done if there is nothing in the cup. Third, if your daughter is into princesses, then try the whole fairy godmother thing by saying that the fairy godmother needs it to give to the other little girls who don't have cups in fairy land. then leave her a small gift like a necklace or a cute pair of play shoes under the pillow on the couch and say that the fairy godmother left it for her when she was sleeping for acting like such a big girl! ????maybe, but you can try!!!! Good luck!

My son was the same way, but as soon as he turned 3 i took the cup away at bedtime. His Dr. told me that it can cause him to have cavities (unless you give her water) The only time i give him a cup is in the middle of the night and he'll just take a sip and go back to sleep. Try letting her going to bed without a cup for a week and see how that works. If not, then give it to her while she falls asleep and then take it away or see what your pediatrican says. They grow out of it eventually. Or sometimes when he does want a cup to bed i'll tell him "only babies go to bed with "bottles" you're a big boy" LOL Good luck
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my daughter used to be the same way you break her off sippy cups totaly even during the day. she wil get it it will take time

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