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Edmundo
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Cranky when brushing teethAnyone has good tips on how to encourage the little one to get his teeth brushed? Mine's 18 months old and recently dislikes it
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My wife and i turned it into a gamr for the kids.
It's more fun when they are able to gurgle and spit. -
2 tricks that worked for my child:
- I make him brush my teeth while I brush his. He feels like he's helping me so he's more inclined to let me help him
- The "copy me" game! We brush our teeth together and I challenge him to copy me!
Also, instead of asking or telling him to brush his teeth, I now ask him how much toothpaste he wants on is brush. He gets a thrill out of squeezing the tube but i gotta control that part otherwise the entire tube is wasted. Lol
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Maybe your son haven't used it, It needs time, but keep trying. Last time I let my kids held their own brush to brush the side which they didn't let me touch it, maybe it was pain if I brushed. I wore finger brush and brushed another side which they let me touched. Day by day, they started to let me brush their whole teeth. Be patient, keep trying.
