2 year old won't drink at home

[inolikeit]

Hi

my DD drinks OK at nursery but will hardly touch a drop of anything at home. She was breast fed and refused to touch a bottle. We have tried countless types of cup and even juices and milkshakes in our desparation. She just bats away anything we offer her. Given a cup she just puts her hands in it. If she does take a sip of something she often opens her mould and just lets the liquid come back out. At night we offer her a drink before bed and she takes it but then won't give the cup back.
I think it's a control thing.
Anything else to try?

What does she drink at nursery and out of what? Have you tried the disney shop with all their fancy cups?

My dd is the opposite, would rather drink than eat and has drank out of a normal cup since 12 months, mainly because all the others give her wind.

Have you tried straws? Sorry can't help more.

We had this problem with our 18 month old DD. BF, no bottle.
Ever since she got hold of her brothers cup, she won't drink water. So now occasionally has weak squash. We went down the straw route - though it was messy. And those Innocent smoothies for kids are a massive hit, though gotta keep an eye out for when she's decided she's had enough and tips it upside down. In fact, we made a big deal of not even offering that to her and she was so interested. "Daddy, would you like a smoothie?!" etc....just both casually got one, sat in front of TV and waited for her to wander over.
Also, putting a teeny bit of liquid in tea set set conned her for a bit.

Also, have you tried a normal cup/glass - not a toddler one? We went shopping for her own plastic tumbler and that made a slight difference (for a week anyway).
And the liquid dribbling back out of mouth - definately a reaction thing, waiting for yours...
If she drinks OK at nursery, have they suggested anything? Are you worried about her liquid intake cos of dry nappies etc...?

Let us know how it goes cos DD still a funny one. ;)

Ok, question for you. Do you still BF at all? If so then that's your answer, she would still prefer this, is getting enough "liquid" from it and is giving you a message that she would prefer this still.

If not, then bang goes that theory!

I just find it hard to think she doesn't drink anything over the weekend, surely she'd be quite dehydrated?