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My silly Lily is almost 4.
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(XP) Toddler moms pls help re toothbrushing.
I need your ideas. She's been good about brushing her teeth until about 4
or 5 nights ago. Now, she utterly refuses. All of the silly games we
used to play don't work. I tried taking away her beloved cinderella
toothbrush, it didn't work. I have no idea what to do.
My silly Lily is almost 4.
Re: (XP) Toddler moms pls help re toothbrushing.
Bugs....that might work. Lily hates bugs. Right now, we've been telling her that there are chickens in her mouth that we need to get out. I know it's weird, but it (was) working. Chickens then became a mix of chickens, ducks, alligators, etc.
My silly Lily is almost 4.
I love my crazy child!
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I am still trying to get Macy use to the concept of brushing her teeth! Any tips for that? She is not opposed to the toothbrush, she just doesn't have the concept of moving it back and forth. And God forbid if I try to do it, she pushes my hand away. Right now I just let her walk around with a tooth brush in her mouth sucking on it for about 20 minutes....
I think I need to come up with another plan :P
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Recently Beckett has become a toothbrushing pro, and he actually seems to enjoy it. Right now he has a toothbrush that sings about brushing your teeth, but before that he had a few that were more beginner toothbrushes, and he got to pick which one each time. He used to do what Macy does, just sucking on the toothbrush or biting on it, not really moving it back to forth and not having anything to spit out. Now, I found a great natural/organic kids toothpaste (Jason) that really foams up well, so it encourages him to spit it out and not just swallow.
As for getting him to want to brush his teeth...when I was a kid, despite being a diligent toothbrusher I got several cavities and still have the original dark fillings they used back them. One day when Beckett was screwing around not brushing his teeth, I told him that I hadn't taken good enough care of my teeth when I was little and showed him my fillings. He was so upset for me and my "black spots." He started asking to see them whenever it was time to brush. Since he didn't want them, he starting getting serious about brushing. Obviously this wouldn't work for most people, but it did the trick for us.
Since DD is a bit younger, I have her sit on my lap and I brush her teeth, and then she gets to brush ("Macy-style"). It helps when I sing to her or count the teeth as I brush. Some nights she's really resistent and others she's patient. She's always willing to endure the mom-brushing since she can't wait to brush them herself.
DD doesn't get food/drink after dinner and thinks it's fun to brush her teeth in the tub. I just give her the brush w/o paste and let her "brush" in the tub. Then before she gets out, I brush them.
I haven't tried this but saw it on the news once: they said to get a small plastic toy that you can hide in your hand, like a bug or monster. Then tell your toddler there is a bug or monster in her mouth & they need to brush it out. When they spit in the sink drop the toy in there & they'll think they brushed it out.
So far I just use a finger brush on Levi's teeth. We brush after every meal so if he is resistant during a particular brushing I figure we'll do better next time. Good luck.