Children love to copy their parents. If mom or dad routinely drink from a bottle of water, you can bet they will be asking for it too.

Until the invention of Lil' Topper though, most of the water in the bottle wound up on the child, in the stroller or car seat or on the couch or carpet. Even if a water bottle has a "Sports Top," kids won't always use it correctly (if they know how to use it at all).