22 Month Old Suddenly Wants Bottles Again?

He's not too young to take the bottle away completely, he's too old to have a bottle in my opinion. All of my kids were off the bottle around 12 months old. Just throw the bottles away, then he won't see them. You can't give in, they learn how to get there way at a very young age. Stay strong Mama! :)

your enabling him by giving it to him. He's learned that all he has to do to get his way is throw a big tantrum. If my daughter throws a fit like that, I tell her I dont speak angry and walk away till she calms down.

Oh, you never should have turned back.
I know it's hard to hear him scream and be angry, but all it did was teach him that he has a big enough fit, he will get what he wants sooner or later.
He is not too young to be without the bottle completely.
You have to take it away, be firm, and be done. Going back and forth and giving in just confuses him and drags it out longer.

Like I said, it's hard to hear your little one cry or throw such a fit, but no more bottle has to mean no more bottle.
You say your son won't take no for an answer.
He will, if that's the only answer available.
I know it's hard, but you just have to stick with it.
For real.

Best wishes.

He is DEFINITELY NOT too young to take the bottle away. My pediatrician told me that the bottle was suppose to be gone by the time baby is 12months.

You giving in to him is only escalating the problem. I took bottles from my kids at 12 months. Sure, they wanted a bottle those first couple of days, but I never gave in, and because I never gave in, they got over it and drank from their sippy cups. If you give in, you WILL cause him to only have bigger and bigger tantrums because he will KNOW that if he cries or screams long enough, mommy will give in eventually because it's what's happened in the past. If you have trouble not giving into him, get all the bottles out of the house so you have no choice. As far as him throwing tantrums, he's plenty old enough to know better. My kids each threw literally one bad tantrum. One did it at home, and I picked her up from behind and put her in her room, then waited outside her door until she stopped. At that point, I opened the door with a smile and said "you're finished! You can come play now" What that did was teach her that her behavior didn't work in her favor, so she never tried it again. My second child did it in the middle of the store. I knelt over him and said "When you're finished, come find me" I started walking away, literally with people stepping over him to get by. I would stop every few feet and pretend to look at something on the shelf so I could keep an eye on him out of the corner of my eye, but I paid NO attention to his behavior. Once I got far enough away that he decided he didn't like it, he got up and ran to me, and wasn't crying anymore. I looked down with a smile and said "oh good! You're finished! Let's finish our shopping", picked him up, and put him back in the cart. He NEVER did it again. Kids will only do what they're allowed to get away with. It's just figuring out how to handle things

My daughter will be 2 in a couple weeks and she still gets a bottle at night every night before bed as part of her bedtime routine because she really enjoys it. That is the only time during the day she gets a bottle and she knows it. If she asks for a bottle at another time during the day, I remind her that bottles are only for bedtime and give her her sippy cup. Though it is recommended to wean bottles at a year, there's nothing wrong with keeping a bedtime bottle if your child enjoys it (just be sure to brush his teeth afterwards to prevent "baby bottle mouth"). He is not too young to be totally rid of bottles, but at the same time he's not too old to not have a bottle once in a while- kids are forced to grow up so fast anyway! However, I would caution against "reverting" back to giving bottles throughout the day since this habit will become really hard to break. He will not let himself get dehydrated- if you only offer the sippy cup during the day eventually he will drink from it. Maybe try a new type of sippy cup (a straw cup or a new cup with a favorite character) to make the idea of the cup more appealing than the bottle. Try to distract him with a game or a favorite toy or activity to get his mind off the bottle when he asks for it. Or, if you choose to keep the nighttime bottle only, remind him that bottles are only for bedtime. Talking about how big boys don't use bottles might make him not want the bottle so he can be a "big boy". Good luck. I myself am worried about how we are going to wean the night-time bottle that my daughter loves and is so used to at this point.

No he isn't to young to take away the bottle gather them all up tonite while he is sleeping head to the trash can and toss them in there.Are you tired of his fit's and sounds like you are and wanting to take action but giving into him isn't taking action he is letting you control his emotions.Let him know who mom is if he doesn't want that sippy cup of milk let him know it is in the fridge when he wants a drink later her can have it.Good Luck

I have to ask this, Is there a new baby in the home or have you started keep someone else baby? This could trigger a child to revert back in hopes of the extra attention the baby is getting. Also, don't give in, it makes it worse. If there is not a baby in the house to use the bottles, pack them up and get them out of house. No, he is not too young to do without a bottle. It is recommended to take them off a bottle and switch them to a sippy at 1 year.

Yes, he's too old in my opinion too. I think he needs to see you throw away the bottles after you have a talk about it. You can't just do it in the middle of the night b/c he won't understand and the tantrums will continue. Well, the tantrums may continue regardless, but at least you can reference back to ..."remember, we threw them in the trash, they had to go bye bye" He's almost 2, so he understands a lot and will understand this if you are firm and loving about it. Just tell him straight up what's happening and do it. If you want, give him a 2 day countdown to say goodbye or just do it tonight...whatever you want!

Let him have a fit and walk away from him. You are making it worse by giving in to him. He should have been off the bottle by 12 months and transitioned into a sippy cup. Tell him this is what you get and if you do not like it, then I guess you are not thirsty. I know it will be exhausting but do not give in. He will stop when you do not give into his demands. He is too old for a bottle,take it away completely.

I just read all the answers given. I'm sure you are a caring, positive, terrific mom. By the answers you've been given it sounds like some people believe it's a war to raise children. You will not create more temper fits by giving him a bottle at this age. Besides, there are going to be plenty of fits of temper from a 2 year old. This is the age when the individual really begins to develop in a whole new way and unfortunately you'll have to say no to plenty of things and you'll have to hold your ground, but this is not one of them. As often as you can, emphasize the yes. Conventional wisdom tell mothers to cut their children off the bottle when the mother's ready not the child, what could possibly be wise about that. Have you ever in your whole life been asked when you got off the bottle? No? In the bigger picture this is going to seem very small. Weaning a child can be tricky and it is a crucial time. That's why doing it with care is so important. Wouldn't you be angry if someone were taking away something you needed? Your son has had a delayed reaction to this, which is very common. He's demanding something he needs and is not being heard so he esculates until he gets it. It that so unusual? He needs the bottle, he's simply not ready to let go yet, which is perfectly alright. In a few months eveything will change again as they always do. ~~Sucking is crucial to the development of the human being as it is with every animal, but human beings take much longer to mature, they take longer than any on the whole planet, this is the reason they need to suckle longer. Throughout history most women suckled their babies till they were about 3, some still do. This was the natural response to the developing child. If sucking is taken too soon it can create insecurities. The sucking from a sippy cup is not the same. Sucking develops the teeth, pallette, lips and whole mouth. Each time a baby/toddlers is sucking the neuro-transmitters in the brain are firing and connecting which creates clear thinking. Sucking actually organizes the brain along with certain other activities like rocking, singing and swaying. Women knew this intuitively and many still do, in actuality we all do if we let ourselves. Plus there is scienticfic evidence on this finally. Harvard has studied this and many other things pertaining to intelligence. I only wish it were advertised half as much as everything else is. You may want to check out Joseph Chilton Pearce's website. He talks about the developing child and intelligence. Dr. Sears has some nice books.

My children all quit the bottle around the age of 2, some a little over and some a little under 2. When they were nearing the age of weaning I would begin by pleasantly and calmly telling them that, "soon it would be time to throw away the bottle." This usually lasted for a few weeks. And of course they knew what and where the trash was and that it was taken out regularly never to be seen again. Then I would begin to start letting them do things they'd never done before as little opportunities arose during the day. Not too often just a little. For example putting the bowls on the table for cereal or washing the dishes or something they liked to help with even though it was usually a mess and they still needed lots of help when they "helped". LOL Then I would say something like, "You know why you may do this now?" "Because you are getting to be a big boy/girl." Then a few minutes later I'd say, "you know what big boys do, they throw their bottles away in the trash and then it's gone." This might be relatively instant or it may take a day or weeks. I've seen this work more often within a couple of days. If you look for it, you can see just when the exact moment is best to tell them it's time for them to throw it away. Make sure they know before they throw it away that once it's in the trash there is no retrieving it because all the trash goes "bye-bye, gone." If you try this, be sure to let him throw it away, do not touch the bottle, he has to be the one that lets go of it. And say good-bye to it. No need for fanfare or shouting "good job" or any of that, simply say, bye-bye bottle, you're all gone. "Now how about we have a nice cup of milk and cookies." Or you might want to say something like, "Lets go for a nice long walk and see what we can see." Do some little something you don't usually do often which connects the two of you. This only works when the child is ready but you can help him to be ready. It's a matter of him guiding you, guiding him. When I did this my children never brought the bottle up again and neither did I. I've also done this with several other children.

Whatever you decide to do I'm sure it will right for you and your little one. Sending the very Best to you.