i wish mrsjet was here to tell me how to deal with

[hubes]

My crazy ass kid. He was dirt from head to toe, so I stuck him in the shower. He showers regularly, so this wasn't a new thing.

He freaked out from the minute I took his clothes off and threw a thrashing, screaming crying fit during the shower.

Five minutes later he's the most cuddly cutie you have ever ever met.

Until its time to brush his teeth. He won't do it. How do you make your kid brush his teeth?

[McGavin]

H's aunt gave us this tooth brush that lights up and blinks when you press in the end. DD (she's 2) loves it and actually likes getting her teeth brushed. At least for now.

[speckledfrog]

Maybe he's part gremlin.

[hubes]

Jun 20, 2012 21:14:16 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

the kid has free will you know. He'll brush when he brushes.

How expensive do you think toddler dentures are?

[lazyphoque]

Dd brushes her own teeth while I brush mine. She probably doesn't do a great job, but she works at it if I threaten to do it for her.

Also, she will not abide spraying water in any situation, so you're one up on me there.

[Deleted]

We say things like "Oh my gosh! Is that a T-rex in there? We'd better get him out!" Or an excavator or alligator...you get the picture. "How'd that get in there? Get out of there, T-rex!"

[Deleted]

You try to make it fun in any/every way you can think of (let them pick their toothbrush, sing a special song while you brush for them, etc), you talk to them about sugar bugs and how important it is that we keep our teeth clean (yeah, they probably won't understand, but sometimes it does work), and if all else fails you just brush through the screaming. Eventually they do learn that it's going to happen whether they throw a fit or not.

[hubes]

We have a fun toothbrush and train toothpaste. I let him do it and he just sucks off the toothpaste.

I pin him down and try to hold his mouth open. I do it becuase its my job, but I can't pretend its fun for anyone.

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Jun 20, 2012 21:34:29 GMT -5 hubes said:

We have a fun toothbrush and train toothpaste. I let him do it and he just sucks off the toothpaste.

I pin him down and try to hold his mouth open. I do it becuase its my job, but I can't pretend its fun for anyone.

this was me. Until I had a brainstorm one day and told rocco I thought I saw an excavator in there. Now he plays along with that and rarely fights me anymore. It's awesome.

[statlerwaldorf]

I let DD pick out her own toothpaste and toothbrush. They have a bunch of different kid's toothpastes with characters on them.

DD used to shower with me all of the time and all of the sudden is scared of it. Kids are weird.

[candyapple]

Never had a problem getting the kids to brush. I believe the flavor of the toothpaste definitely encourages them to brush. The girls ask to brush.

This is our toothpaste:
www.diapers.com/p/earths-best-by-jason-toddler-toothpaste-5461?site=CA&utm_source=cse&utm_medium=cpc_D&utm_term=HC-010&utm_campaign=Google&CAWELAID=1338696458&utm_content=pla&cagpspn=pla&ci_kw={keyword}

[Marle]

I scare him with facts. I tell him that germs will eat his teeth away if he doesn't brush the food off of them.

I disagree with you sue. Having poor hygiene since so little can cause permanent issues. Right? Where's our resident dentist?

[Deleted]

FOR SURE it can, Marle.

I'm not a dentist, but I'm a dental assistant. I transferred to the front desk area about a month ago, but before that I spent the majority of my day working with young kids and I still can't believe the number of parents who aren't willing to force their kids to brush their teeth.

[Jermys]

I think Sue is being facetious.

I use an electric brush and say OPEN! and then I brush the shit out of them. I ascribe to the fascism school of parenting.

[lucky513]

Try the toothpaste that turns your mouth blue from the germs