Sippy Sure® is a patented spill-proof medication dispensing Sippy Cup designed to help parents give medicine to their sick children easier and with less stress! Sippy Sure® is made of high impact FDA food grade plastic. It is BPA free and dishwasher safe. Children ages 1-5, can be the most difficult to give medicine to. Sippy Sure® has a separate medicine cup inside that holds medicine and as the child drinks a drink from the cup the medicine is mixed with the drink and administered to the child. The medicine and the drink are kept separate at all times until the child actually takes all the medicine. You can see at anytime how much medicine the child has taken by looking at the calibrated medicine bottle inside the cup. The medicine bottle will be marked with ml and tsp calibrations for easy measuring of medication. The cup can be used as a regular sippy cup by removing the medication cup. We recommend you use Sippy Sure® as your child’s everyday sippy cup. Don’t wait until your child is sick to use it. Sippy Sure® can easily be used as a normal sippy cup by just removing the medicine cup and storing it in a safe place. This way when your child is sick, it is the same cup they have been used to using and love! Using it only when your child is sick may allow your child to associate this particular cup with being sick and getting medicine. Approximately 72% of parents report that their children have had trouble taking medicine, that’s approximately 15 million children in the US. 65% of parents feel that their child does not get all or the accurate amount of medicine when given. Sippy Sure® helps in solving these problems!   Sippy Sure® is easy to use. To begin using Sippy Sure® as a normal sippy cup: Clean and wash all cup parts prior to each use. Always rinse the valves with water and check to make sure valves have not become stuck together before each use! If necessary use a toothpick to separate the valves if they have become stuck together.  Unscrew and remove the medicine cup from the valve base. Store the medicine bottle in a safe place. Snap the valve base into the cup top with the green rings on the drink side. The valve base only snaps into the cup top one way! Fill the cup with a maximum of 8 ounces of the child’s favorite drink and screw on the cup top until it is tight. Your child can now begin using and enjoying Sippy Sure®. To begin using Sippy Sure® for dispensing medicine: Clean and wash all cup parts prior to each use. Always rinse the valves with water and check to make sure valves have not become stuck together before each use! If necessary use a toothpick to separate the valves if they have become stuck together.  Unscrew and remove the medicine cup from the valve base. Fill the medicine bottle with the prescribed amount of liquid medicine using the easy to read markings on the medicine bottle. Snap the valve base into the cup top with the green rings on the drink side. The valve base only snaps into the cup top one way! Gently screw the medicine bottle into the valve base. Fill the cup with a maximum of 8 ounces of the child’s favorite drink and screw on the cup top until it is tight. Your child can now begin using Sippy Sure® and taking their medicine as they drink. Before every use, please check that all four valves open and have not become stuck together. Simply use a small toothpick to open all 4 valves to insure they are functioning appropriately. Suggestions for best performance of your Sippy Sure® cup: To ensure that your Sippy Sure medicine dispensing sippy cup functions most efficiently please consider the following suggestions. Please remember to always check before every use that the valves have not become stuck together and open as this may occur with the use of medicine. If necessary, use a tootpick to separate the valves to ensure proper function of the cup! Always fill the cup with 8 ounces of the child’s favorite drink. Consider picking a drink with a similar flavor to the medication being given. When giving medicine, avoid drinks with bland tastes such as water, milk, etc. as they are less likely to conceal the taste of the medicine. Avoid the use of carbonated drinks or juices with pulp. If giving thick liquid medicine, dilute the medicine with water. Thus if giving 1 tsp of medicine, then add 1 tsp of water and mix. This helps the medicine flow smoothly. Give medicine with drink at mealtime as they are likely to drink enough drink to get all of the medicine given. Always check within 15-30 minutes to make sure the child has taken all of their medicine The cup is designed to become more difficult to get drink from after all the medicine has been given. If your child states they cannot get any drink out, then you know that they have received all of their medicine. Simply remove the medicine bottle inside and the child can continue to drink from the cup as a normal sippy cup. Do not use in the microwave. Keep the cup upright to make sure it stays spill and leak-proof. Sippy Sure® is spill and leak-proof when used as recommended. How to clean your Sippy Sure® cup: Remove the medicine bottle from valve base. Firmly grasp the valve base in the middle and snap out of the cup top. Place all components of your cup on the top rack of the dishwasher, or hand wash all components individually. Avoid harsh or abrasive cleaners when hand cleaning.   WARNINGS: Supervise child at all times while using the cup. Child should never walk/run/play while using the cup. Never use with hot drinks that could cause burning. Not for use with solid medications. Always check to make sure the child has taken all medicine. Do not allow child to take cup apart. While valves are not made to be removed, if removed could purpose a choking hazard. Only place the prescribed amount of medicine in the medicine bottle when giving child medicine. Always check with a doctor or pharmacist to make sure that it is safe to mix medicine with drinks.   Sippy Sure® is intended to make giving medicine to children easier. Please be aware that even with the use of Sippy Sure® children may still taste medicines in the drink and refuse to take the medicine. Following the recommendations will help achieve success with the use of the product. When used as recommended, Sippy Sure® is spill and leak-proof. However, if used in anyway as not recommended, the cup may still leak. Always check to make sure that the medicine chamber is empty as it is possible for a small amount of medicine to still remain inside. Keep or store Sippy Sure® cups always between +50 degree C ( +122 degrees F) to -10 degree C (14 degree F). Drinks must not be below 2 degree C (36 degree F) , and not hotter than 25 degree C (77 degree F). Sippy Sure® Customer Service Policy Sippy Sure® is dedicated to making it easier for parents to give the children medicine and stands behind the quality of its product. If the consumer experiences any defects in craftsmanship, then Sippy Sure® will gladly repair or replace the faulty parts. Sippy Sure® is not responsible for normal wear from daily use, damage from improper use, or damage due to failure to follow recommended care guideline. If you have a customer service issue, do not return product to the store of purchase. Customer service issues will only be handled through the Sippy Sure® website. Simply fill out the contact form and explain the problem and a customer service representative will contact you shortly. In order to process a claim, all requests must have a dated sales receipt. Also, all defects in craftsmanship must be reported within the first 14 days of purchase otherwise it may be assumed that the damaged occurred from normal use. There is no exception to these rules.