This pamphlet shares information about how and why to teach infants to drink from an open cup at 6 months of age. Drinking from an open beginning at 6 months helps infants with speech development, achieving a healthy weight and reduces the likelihood of cavities. Learning to drink with water helps infants develop health eating patterns and makes for easy clean up as they learn and spill. Share this pamphlets with parents and caregivers of infants to encourage them to teach their baby to drink from an open cup.