Sippy Cup Nightmare! What To Do?

I had the same problem with my daughter. She wouldn't drink out of a sippy cup until she was almost 2.Both my boys were bottle broke at 11 months. Every child is different. I know doctors say they need to be off the bottle by age one but my daughter just wouldn't budge. I went ahead and allowed her to have her bottle until age two when she had a better understanding and I could reason with her. Nows she's 4 1/2 and I can't get her off her sippy cup.::big eye roll:: She just started preschool last week so I'm hoping by her not having her sippy cup during the day she will transition into a regular cup. If he's dead set on not drinking out of a sippy cup and your worried about dehydration you could always give him his bottle back during the day but only fill it with water. Leave the sippy cup out with his favortie drink in it and see if that might pursude him to drink from it.That way he can choose. I know it seems like a step back but some kids just aren't ready to give up the bottle. If your dead set on moving forward with the sippy cup transition I would suggest you not give him a bottle at night. This is sending mixed messages. I'm sure a lot of people won't agree with me but I don't see anything wrong with a child having a bottle past one year. My daughter kept hers until she was two and we've had no issues with her. I think it was more of a security thing. Like now with her sippy cup. She can and will sometimes drink out of a regular cup but she prefers her sippy. Good luck!