The Flexible straw and squeezable body of the Honey Bear cup makes it the ideal tool to wean a child from bottles and sippy cups. This age recommendation is not a hard-and-fast rule though - we've seen younger kids use the Probe Tip and older individuals use the Mini Tip. All you have to do is gently squeeze the Honey Bear’s tummy to push the liquid up the flexible tubing into the child’s mouth. To aid in insertion straws use water or dish soap and push straw down from the top and pull from the bottom. I started thinking about it and realized he chokes every time he would drink, and he eventually just gave up because he was scared of choking again!

Kayla O’Neill has a master’s degree in education as well as a bachelor’s degree in special education with an emphasis in early childhood education. Our occupational therapists advice to get one for my son is the best product recommendation I’ve ever received. In this blog post, I will guide you through everything you need to know about how to use the honey bear straw cup, so you can introduce it to your child with ease and confidence. EASY TO ASSEMBLE: You first need to unscrew the cap, then pass the straw through the cap hole and adjust it to a suitable length.If you trim the tapered end of the valve to open up the flow, "honey" will work but will be harder to suck through the straw.

Premium feeding and drinking therapy tool for individuals with cleft, orally adverse, baby and and other special needs. ARK's Bear Bottle Kit for Straw Drinking includes: 1 easy-to-squeeze Bear Bottle with a snap-close cap, 1 Select-Flow Valve, 2 eight-inch long tubing straws, 1 yellow Lip Blok® (3/4"), and instructions on how to teach straw drinking.

When you gently squeeze the tummy it brings that liquid almost all the way to the top so your little ones don’t have to do as much work to get it out, yet they are able to start to understand that sucking on the cup will give them a drink. The honey bear bottle with straw is recommended for individuals who tend to aspirate or have a weak suck with difficulties generating and maintaining suction.

ARK's Bear Bottle Kit is a fun and friendly way to make drinking easier for beginners and/or children with oral motor difficulties. I was unaware of this great use of a honey bear for many many years, and it was kind of a “duh” moment when I learned about using it. Group Leaders aren’t expected to spend any additional time in the community, and are not held to a set schedule. XXT is super firm, though, so we don't always recommend getting it right off the bat (some people find it uncomfortable chewing on something that firm). ARK’s Bear Bottle Kit contains small parts which may represent a choking hazard - please supervise at all times.Group Leaders communicate with staff moderators and escalate potential violations for review, but they don’t moderate discussions. Dr Honey Bear is exactly like the other brands out there, the only difference is that it’s more affordable. We’re working on strength for holding cups separately from drinking, so I hold the cup for him for now.