Baby bottle addict, how to manage?

Abstract

          Nowadays, bottle feeding is gaining popularity for mothers to look after their children because of its convenience. However, helping the toddlers to give up the bottles at the proper age is necessary. It is recommended that babies should wean their bottles off before one year and a half. If they can’t stop the bottles, the adverse impact such as tooth decayed, malnutrition and lack of skill development may occur. The causes of bottle weaning include the factors associated with children themselves, parents’ behaviors and the aspect regarding time. Parents’ behaviors, for instance, feeding children at late night and giving them the milk every time they asked seem to be the important thing affecting the process of the bottle weaning off. To prevent the baby bottle addict, stop feeding at late night and encourage the child to drink the milk from the cup when they are 8-12 month olds are considered.