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3.87 (May work) from 12 votes (723 Visits)

Brushing the teeth

by Marlena

(July 2006) (rank 16th)

My son is 19 months and he would not let me brush his teeth and I just didn't know what to do. I then desided to try the whole sticker thing. Just like when he uses the potty. So I bought a book of little circle happy face stickers

and he asks me for a sticker and I give him his tooth brush and he brushes his teeth. Then he gets a sticker. It works great and he's teeth look great too.

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	October 2006 \| dolphins30

i do something similar

i do the sticker thing aswell, but i give her a sticker every time my daughter has helped me around the house or done something that's really surprised me as i didn't ask her to do it, and just done it out of her own goodness and kindness of her heart.

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| August 2006 \| gr8est

Rewards

Kids love rewrds my bub is 9mths and I have tried to brush his 6 teeth but he hates the scratchy thing in his mouth so I might do the rewards when he can understand and accept the brush

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	August 2006 \| Jessgore

And when I use the face wash

HE BITES MY FINGERS... HE almost has a full set of teeth already.....

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	August 2006 \| Jessgore

I was wondering about that...

But my son is 14m, do you have any advice for that??? He just tries to grab it and do it himself, but he just likes to chew the paste off.. I have started holding him infront of the mirror which works but not for long... I have trouble brushing all of his teeth before he gets tired of me doing it....

Any suggestions there???

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	August 2006 \| JadieLady

teeth

at atenatal we were told to brush our childs teeth as soon as one appears. even if using a washcloth to do so. and that kids should be helped until the age of eight, and then supervised for a while until you know they have the gist of it. i know, it sounds like overkill. i dont know how long i will help liam brush his teeth for, but i certainly know that i have his first brush waiting for the day his tooth comes through :)

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	August 2006 \| nomes

Great ideas

There are so many different ideas out there, it's amazing how we come up with them. Just goes to show our levels of creativity. My way was completely different where the kids have two toothbrushes. One for them to hold and one for me. http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/459/Good-oral-hygiene-habits-start-early/

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	3.00 (Average) \| July 2006 \| Izzy

Brushing

I agree with hrs. I think leaving the teeth brushing to a 19 month old may be a bit too soon. My son is 16 months and loves to brush his teeth by himself, but no "brushing" actually happens. So I brush his teeth and when I'm done, I hand him the tooth brush for a few minutes before cleaning up.

Maybe consider compromising with your son and say you'll give him the sticker if he lets you brush his teeth. But let him do his own brushing the last few minutes.

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	July 2006 \| Marlena

Brushing

I brush his teeth for him, but the stickers allow me to do it. He wouldn't open his mouth until I introduced the stickers

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	July 2006 \| Izzy

Brushing

Great! Sounds like you're doing well and the sticker incentive is working.

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	4.00 (Good) \| July 2006 \| hrs2004

Teeth brushing

We have found that our daughter was really resistant to teeth brushing until she was about 2 years old. We now can brush her teeth quite easily - we call it "tickling her teeth" and she will pull the required smile in order for us to brush in the relevant places. I think it is important to brush toddlers' teeth for them until they are well over three years old because they just can't get to all the places themselves. We do Leala's and then let her have the tooth brush to practice with afterwards. I like the sticker idea but personally think the parent needs to take the lead on brushing at an early age.

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	November 2006 \| exquisite-flower

Teeth brushing

I agree. It is important to take the lead and develop the habit. Rewards are great and in this case not edible treats so stickers or stamps are more recommended for that....lol
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