[blparent] sippy sure

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Thanks for the information, Jill.  It's always good to know what's out 
there, and the descriptions on the site were very thorough.

Jo Elizabeth

"Some people see things as they are and ask why.  I dream things that never 
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From: "Jill" <jillbilly4 at comcast.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 1:31 PM
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] sippy sure

> I was again not endorsing the product, just putting it out there for
> information purposes.  I did read on the site that once the medicine is 
> gone
> from the compartment it becomes more difficult for the child to get 
> liquids
> which would be the clue for knowing the medicine was gone.  I thought the
> description for cleaning and unstopping the valves might be difficult for
> someone with out sight.  I thought the same about adding juice to the
> medicine, however this cup claims to be developed by pediatricians, so 
> they
> must not see a problem with it.  I am still a ways off from needing to try
> this one now.  My youngest is only 5 months, and my other 2 children are 5
> and 13.
>
> Jill
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Tammy
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 10:55 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] sippy sure
>
> Hi,
>
> I would stear clear of this cup.  Firstly because it's way too expensive,
> for that price you could get a whole bunch of sippy cups.  Secondly 
> because
> mixing most medacins with any other liquid is a very bad idea because the
> medacins can be broken down by the liquid especially if it has sugar in it
> like juice does.  Also, this cup seems impractical for those parents who 
> are
> blind, because it might be hard to tell how much of the actual medacin a
> child takes.  A better idea would be to use a large eye dropper or ceringe
> to give medacin, that way you can be sure the child has taken it all.  If
> you do this from the beginning, the child will learn that medacin doesn't
> get administered in a cup, and will not, as the article on the link below
> suggests, have any issues with certain cups in certain situations.
>
> hth
>
> Tammy
>
>
> From: jill
> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 3:40 PM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: [blparent] sippy sure
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I was talking with a friend who saw a review of a interesting product on 
> our
> local news.  I went online and found it's website, the link is provided
> below.  Apparently it is a sippy cup which makes giving oral liquid 
> medicine
> to toddler's easier and sure to see that the child gets all the medicine. 
> I
> may actually buy one to check out first hand.  The sippy sure is going for
> about $8.99 on ebay.
>
>
>
> Jill
>
>
>
> http://www.sippysure.com/description.html
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