If you’d like your baby to drink milk from a cup, don’t give her a bottle of milk. You’ll have to accept that she won’t be pleased at first. In parenting, we must tolerate a child’s frustration, disappointment and rage – a child simply cannot be happy at every moment. The negative emotions pass more quickly and easily when parents don’t panic about them. You don’t need to stop her misery. Let her protest, complain and be unhappy for a short time. Remind yourself of how loving and kind a parent you truly are and how fortunate your child is to have you. This temporary discomfort will not harm your daughter; it’s not as if you are a cruel, withholding or otherwise abusive Mom. When she sees that you will not give in to her tears or screams, she’ll quickly adapt to the new “cup routine.” However, if you reinforce her display of displeasure by quickly folding (offering her a bottle to stop her cries), she will continue to display that displeasure for a long time. So, be strong. Just say “no.”