Independent Cup Drinking

Practicalmeasurable12mo–2.5y

Measured by 2 instruments· Agreement:

What this is

Ability to drink from open cup independently with minimal spillage

Instrument	Approach	Age range	Mapping confidence	Ref
ASQ-3 24mo Ages & Stages Questionnaires, Third Edition — 24 Month Questionnaire	Parent screening report Subscale: Personal-Social	22mo–2.2y		personal_social_q2
Bayley-4 Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Fourth Edition	Clinician observation (developmental) Subscale: Adaptive Behavior	1mo–3.5y		adaptive.cup_drinking

“Approach” describes how the instrument assesses this construct, not the specific items. We never reproduce proprietary test items.

Normative data backing this construct.

Consensus window: 22mo–2.2y (all 2 instruments overlap).

Baseline: developmental_24mo_en_gbAge: 2yLocale: en-GBTone: mixed

“Can {child_name} drink from an open cup on {his_her} own, without too much spilling?”

Follow-up: “Is it most meals, or still mainly a sippy cup?”

Not yet

Prefers bottle or sippy, spills heavily from an open cup

Emerging

Drinks from an open cup with a helping hand

Developing

Drinks from an open cup {him_her}self with some spills

Secure

Drinks competently from an open cup with minimal spilling

Half-full cups and little frequent sips are the easiest way to practise.

The same canonical item shows up on the curriculum page with prerequisites, activities, and full developmental context.

ASQ-3 24mo
Squires, J., Bricker, D. (2009). The development of the Ages and Stages Questionnaires
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.00996.x
Bayley-4
Aylward, G.P. (2020). New Bayley-4 Normative Data: Implications for Clinical Practice
doi:10.1097/DBP.0000000000000739