[Vcwdldva]

Yes unfortunately, my sister-in law allowed my nephew to have a bottle until he was around 7 and guess what she is a doctor. My nephew is now 12 and overweight. Maybe that could do with the sugar they added to to the bottle. Her and I had some " loud " discussions over this back then. Even though he was not in "pampers" he might as well have been with bottle and all. Do not get me started on the " bobo " he always had in his mouth.

[siklop]

64 years old, never given a baby bottle and still find the need to be breastfed......NEXT...

B in Santiago

[iDzcs7TU]

Diapers until 5 ? Wow!!

Is this 'here' specific to 'here', your house?

There can never be shame in innocence, the child knows no better. The adult responsible for the child is a different matter!

If I made no effort, I would be ashamed of myself.

I fail to see what damage is done and am sorry you are so narrow minded. You are probably better off raising your kids in sunny ole England where everything is perfect and people know how to behave, especially at football matches.

[iodillalm]

Try this once more time.

In Miami I was familiar with several latina women who gave their kids milk in the bottle at bedtime until the kids were old enuff to be embarrassed that I, an outsider, was aware of their bottle at bedtime. I´d say that they were 5 or 6 years old.

[iDzcs7TU]

There is no shame for kids here using diapers or bottles until they are 4 or 5. Dominicans think kids should be kids and pay no attention to it.

[Asianunta]

Chip can you just except that sometimes other people have different opinions than yours?
Do you have to make every post an insult or argument?
You have already told us about your children. You don't have to repeat it 20 more times.
I would prefer judgements to not be voiced but........ it is normal on DR1 for this to happen.
Ignore what you don't like.

[vTLWqa1l]

"OK",Chip,Here we go again!
It will rot/deform the teeth and gums.
"Pampers" are expensive,money could be used elsewhere.
REAL REASON,Dominican kids use a bottle,wear pampers,and suck their thumb?????
Because their parents don't teach them not to!
They don't put forth the effort needed to raise a self-reliant person.
YES,it takes both time,effort,and love to raise a child.
Here,the parent just threatens a "PaoPao" if the child doesn't stop doing something that bothers the parent.They don't take the effort needed to actually educate/train a child to do the right thing.
In the DR,if the children are "Not Seen And Not Heard",that's just the way their parents loke it.
"No Es MI Problema"!!!!
At 65,I would really rather just sit in "My Chair",and let my young children,"Self Destruct" around me,BUT,MY MOM,didn't raise me that way.I just "HAVE" to get up,and be a "PARENT",not just a father,that's easy,all that takes is one lucky sperm!
THAT,Dominicans CAN DO!
CC

[RildFiemodo]

Lazy parents or the fact that many parents don't know how to say "NO' to their kids, a general lack of discipline??? (If not for possible medical reasons that Bob mentions.

[Asianunta]

I was unable to comment yesterday. Thanks to DR1's hard working staff the board is back to normal this AM.
It is interesting to me to read that a few members actually do know children bottle fed at older than the average age.
I am not personally interested in the judgement of the practice. I am more interested into why? The majority of members think it is because of lazy Mothers.
I am still guessing on the pamper question. My best guess would be that it is not talked about that much. Kind of a hush hush topic and others don't see the kids in pampers.
Thanks for some of your responses.

[iDzcs7TU]

I think you are missing the point. It's not just milk that people put in the bottles but sweetened drinks. If you give these to children before they go to bed and they fall to sleep and don't brush their teeth their quite likely to have serious tooth decay. It has nothing to do with milk.

The thread is about older children drinking with baby bottles. Mine did and do and I have seen no adverse effects.

[iDzcs7TU]

It is not following the crowd chip, it is called child development. As a parent it is my responsibility to help my child progress accordingly through life at a socially acceptable rate, keep up with 'the crowd' so to speak. Allowing my child to fall behind 'the crowd' can lead to indirect and direct issues I would prefer her not to have to encounter, bullying being one of them.
IMO

child development according to you, good grief.

[xFZ3k8Mw]

Clueless, lazy parenting is not specific to DR, I have never seen a child of 7 wearing nappies, nor children of this age having a bottle so I doubt it is the norm. I've seen 13 year olds sucking the thumb so much it is deformed, but again, nothing to do with the DR.

[iDzcs7TU]

My wife said she used a bottle until she was 7. My youngest at 4 still uses one and she uses diapers too.

I don't see a problem.

[ultimda horaf]

A Dominican woman I know did this. Her daughter was 8 and still drinking from a bottle. My friend's excuse was that she wouldn't eat anything (solid) so it was the only way she could be sure her daughter was not malnourished.

Adding sugar to baby milk, giving babies and small children fizzy drinks and sweetened juice is common too, in my experience and a lot of people don't realise there's anything wrong with it.

The most extreme case I've heard of is the mothers who can't afford formula but don't breastfeed giving newborn babies Sprite or sugar water.

[StoyaFanst]

I am quite certain it is not the norm. I was trying to wrap my head around what would be the reason.
Maybe it is cheaper than food?

Kids milk is actually very expensive as are decent brand pampers and so I doubt this would be the reason. I expect it is lack of parenting experience and or guidance for the parents themselves. Training a child is not unlike training a dog. If you allow a dog to feed from your plate it will continue to eat from it whenever it gets the chance to, don't teach a dog to crap outside it will continue to crap inside. They don't know any different unless shown so.

[siklop]

I miss my mommy.........

B in Santiago

[RildFiemodo]

Clueless, lazy parenting is not specific to DR, I have never seen a child of 7 wearing nappies, nor children of this age having a bottle so I doubt it is the norm. I've seen 13 year olds sucking the thumb so much it is deformed, but again, nothing to do with the DR.

Nobody that I see is saying its the norm or that this is exclusive to DR, just happens to be a DR forum as I understand it. The OP is going on heresay..and the fact you havent seen it really is meaningless, just saying. I remember a few years back we were sitting with some Dominican friends and observing the neighbours kids, 3 and 4 years old respectively drinking, of all things Fanta from a bottle, and they were quick to make a comment that the parents couldn't be bothered to take the time to teach them to drink from a cup, this translates to laziness IMO.
As for diapers, I understand these are not cheap in DR, so can't imagine the average person there would keep their kids in them for no good reason??

[iDzcs7TU]

I quit drinking milk out of a bottle before I was 2 and my wife quit at age 7 and from what I've seen she has had less cavities than me. Oh well another myth bites the dust.

[iDzcs7TU]

I think kids still sucking on a baby bottle when at school needs addressing, for the kids sakes, unless there is some learning issue. As far as diapers goes, well kids progress at different speeds, ours was out of diapers and taking herself to the bath room not long after her 2nd Bday, she does use one for bedtime, but that is it and is 3 this summer.

Why would it need addressing?

Try thinking outside of the box once in a while, ie don't follow the crowd.

[alicewong]

I believe chip they were referencing the baby teeth, which can be rotted. Now you and your wife I would imagine meet long after your and her baby teeth were gone. Which means that she took better care of her permanent teeth than you did.

Not just a myth.

http://www.ada.org/3034.aspx

Tooth decay is a disease that begins with cavity-causing bacteria being passed from the mother (or primary caregiver) who has these bacteria in their mouth to the infant. These bacteria are passed through the saliva. When the mother puts the baby’s feeding spoon in her mouth, or cleans a pacifier in her mouth, the bacteria are passed to the baby.

Another factor for tooth decay is the frequent, prolonged exposure of the baby’s teeth to liquids that contain sugar, like sweetened water and fruit juice and potentially milk, breast milk and formula. Tooth decay can occur when the baby is put to bed with a bottle, or when a bottle is used as a pacifier for a fussy baby. The sugary liquids pool around the teeth while the child sleeps. Bacteria in the mouth use these sugars as food. They then produce acids that attack the teeth. Each time your child drinks these liquids, acids attack for 20 minutes or longer. After multiple attacks, the teeth can decay.

Pacifiers dipped in sugar or honey can also lead to tooth decay since the sugar or honey can provide food for the bacteria’s acid attacks.