[alpacamom]

i am in the process of adopting 2 girls, 11 and 12. they are from a broken adoption. the fh they are in now wanted to adopt the 11 yo but not the 12 yo. since they are adoptive siblings, they will not be split. my question is this:

the 11 yo wants to drink out of baby bottles, sippy cups and uses a baby spoon to eat with. i cannot tell if this is just a fad, or if she really needs to do this. we have no information on her bios because of placement in the adoptive home by a private agency. the 11 yo said she was removed because of neglect. my bios, 28 and 30, feel it is a fad thing, and my oldest daughter took the baby bottles home for her 1 yo, so the 11 yo would not use them. she also doesn't want her 3 yo to regress to a bottle while watching the 11 yo. anyone have any ideas if this is a fad or an attachment/nurturing problem?