18 Month Old Spitting Out Drink

I would try ignoring it. Give her only water since it will dry w/o staining or smelling. Up her solid dairy foods (cheese, yogurt, etc.) to keep her calcium up. When she spits out the water, act as if you didn't see it and don't say a word about it. If she spits it out on the rug or lineolum, wipe it up when she's not looking - wood floor, just drop a dish towel on the ground and push it around w/ your foot. I wouldn't even take the cup away from her when she's spitting - but maybe only put an inch of water in at a time so she'll run out of ammunition sooner. :) Good luck.

Does she still take a bottle at all? Maybe you could try something with a slower flow. My son did this for the first month of taking a sippy. He was still taking bottles though at the time, so I think for him it was a confusion thing.

If I were you, I would ignore the behavior completely, she may be doing it for attention. Just give her water. She won't do it much longer if she gets NO attention for it. You will have to change the way you react to this since she is not changing her behavior. I don't think she is connecting the dots as far as the discipline is concerned. If you ignore the behavior and don't take her drink away or end meal time when she does this and her behavior doesn't improve, you may have a deeper issue that you should discuss with the doctor. Good luck!

It will pass. My second daughter did this for a bit though not as persistently. She likes the reaction. so I would agree with Diana P and Katie to totally ignore it and see if that helps. I think this age is very experimental with their food and also with behavior. Maybe give her some ice chips to eat at dinner if you are worried about hydration? Watermelon? Also might try a reward for making it through dinner without spitting. For your peace during dinner you could wait to give her the drink until the end so at least you can eat your dinner without having to deal with the behavior.

Hohoho my 16 month old thinks its so funny. He is my 3rd & i will tell you honey, it's not that big a deal & will pass.
Don't draw too much attention, like getting really mad it time outs, it's just a game at this .
Just say no & take her drink. Give it back in a bit if she does it again you repeat, they are like strangers in a strange land at this point just learning our customs;)