Are 360 Cups Ok? with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP

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Are 360 spoutless cups the same as open cups? Or are they sippy cups? Do they hinder development or confuse your baby when learning to become an independent drinker? In this episode pediatric swallowing expert and speech language pathologist Dawn Winkelmann will share her thoughts about 360 spoutless cups and whether or not they work with for baby-led weaning.

SUMMARY OF EPISODE

In this episode we’re talking about:

• What 360 spoutless cups are and how they differ from open cups

• Which independent drinking milestones your baby can accomplish by 12m

• How to promote open cup drinking…even whe you want to avoid spills

ABOUT THE GUEST

• Dawn Winkelmann is a speech language pathologist and pediatric swallowing expert

• She is the award winning product designer for the ezpz feeding gear products, including their Tiny Cup

• Dawn promotes open cup drinking over the use of sippy and spoutless cups

OTHER EPISODES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• Episode 101 - Straw Cup vs. Open Cups: Which Comes First? with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP

• Episode 356 - Open Cup Practice: 3 Tips for Simplifying Your Technique

LINKS FROM EPISODE

• Get open cup blogs from https://ezpzfun.com/pages/blog

• Click here for Dawn’s website

• Follow Dawn on Instagram @msdawnslp

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