Quote Originally Posted by Crayola kiddies View Post
Seems like a no brainer to me. The 2 yr old doesn't need it ... The parents need it cause they don't want to have confrontation at bed time ... They just want to kid to shut up and go to sleep. Seriously no bottles after a year ... It's not necessary and the longer the parent waits to take it away the harder it is for the child ... The 17 month old is under weight perhaps because she us filling up on milk ... Perhaps not eating as much as she know the bottle is coming .... Put the liquid in a cup and that's it ... Yes you will have a few difficult naps at first but it won't take long.

While I do think that some parents use the bottle for the reason you stated, I do know some parents who have kept the bottle longer than I think is necessary because it's a bonding time for them and the parent isn't ready to give that up. It's not how I would do things but they aren't my children and how they do things at home is out of my control.