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Getting 17 Month Old to Brush Teeth.
Asked by G.L. from Tuscaloosa
on April 5, 2008
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My daugther allowed us to brush her first 2 teeth when she was 7 months old but after she got her top two at about 10 months she has grown more and more resistant to a...
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- I have a 22 month old and every morning we brush our teeth together. I give him his tooth brush and he tries to do the same thing I'm doing with my toothbrush. Before...
- I had this problem, and my solution had a few parts to it. First I let him hold a toothbrush. I used a toothpaste specially made for infants/toddlers. I think made ...
- Just a thought.... Does your child still sit in a highchair for mealtimes? You might try giving her a toothbrush while she sits in her chair and letting her explore h...
Brushing Our 3 Year Old's Teeth
Asked by S.M. from Washington DC
on September 26, 2008
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Please let me know if you have this problem and how you handled it. I'll be as brief as I can be.
I'm home with our son full time. When my husband gets home we hav...
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- this may sound horrible but I ALWAYS end up bargaining with my son when I want him to do stuff he doesn't want to. "No brushing your teeth, then no bedtime story" or ...
- Dear S., What type of toothbrush and toothpaste are you using for your son? If you are using regular toothpaste - it may be too strong for his taste buds. Find a g...
- Hi S., I have a 3 year old boy and he doesn't hate brushing his teeth but we did just get him one of those teeth tunes toothbrushes. It plays songs while they brush ...
My 2 1/2 Year Old Won't Let Us Brush His Teeth...
Asked by B.B. from Johnstown
on October 21, 2009
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My 2 1/2 year old won't let us brush his teeth... he will come to us and say "I brush teeth" and wants his toothbrush with his toothpaste on it. When we try to brush h...
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- Buy your son a battery operated toothbrush. My son has a routine at night with brushing the teeth. He takes his allergy medicine and then we brush his teeth. I sit him...
- Ah, wannabe independent toddlers want power. Have you taken your son to the dentist yet? If yes, and his check-up is good, no worries until next visit. If no, make an ...
- You have some good recommendations here! We have 2 toothbrushes out at a time (4 or 5 total) and he gets one, and I get one. He does his thing (sucking, biting, pl...
Give Me Your Opinion on the Effect of Thumbsucking on Teeth for a 2 1/2 Yr Old
Asked by C. from Cleveland
on August 27, 2009
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My daughter's dentist wants her to stop sucking her thumb because of her top two teeth but I've read that at her age it is only a myth that it has long term affects. ...
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- I not only work for a general practice dentist but my daughter visits the ped. dentist down the hall. He recommends all oral habits be done by the age of 4. My daugh...
- I worked for a pediatric dentist for 12 years. Thumb sucking does lead to problems. The upper jaw molds itself around the thumb because it's always in her mouth. Th...
- I wouldn't worry too much about it at this age...the dentist is going to go apes**t on you but really its not that big of a deal. My oldest sucked her thumb until she...
How to Get Two-year-old to Brush Teeth?
Asked by K.M. from Seattle
on June 14, 2008
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Hi all,
For more than a year now we've attempted toothbrushing every night (after milk snack before bed), but it's always a battle and I never feel like those teeth...
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- Hi K., I'm not sure exactly what the problem is but maybe this will help. One of my kids is disabled (he's 14 now) and he goes to a special medical dentist. I...
- K., I think that at two, it's more about instilling the habit. What worked for my son when he was that age was to let him do it himself, then praise the heck out o...
- We went to an electric tooth brush. If you haven't tried that, you might think about it. It was much easier to get teeth clean and made dentist visits easier too bec...
When Should I Start to Worry?
Asked by N.G. from Tulsa
on July 8, 2008
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Hi, my Son is almost 6 1/2 years old, and he has not lost one tooth, and several of my friends kids (boys and girls) have lost several teeth! My son has been to the De...
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- I don't think it's anything to worry about. My daughter is 6 as well and hasn't lost any of her teeth. I just think that some are slower than others. If you find out t...
- If the dentist says not to worry, then don't. He probably has taken an x-ray and sees other teeth in the gums, just ready to take their places once the baby teeth are...
- You absolutely should NOT worry. There is a huge range of ages when kids lose their first teeth. Mine didn't lose his first one until the end of first grade and then...
What Age Is Ok to Let Them Brush Teeth, Take a Bath, Etc. on Their Own??
Asked by A.N. from Houston
on July 24, 2008
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I want to start by saying that I love this site.. I look forward to reading the new requests and responses every morning. You ladies have some great insight and advice...
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- First of all your hubby is really cutting into her self confidence by going back over everytime she is brushing her teeth. Maybe suggestions to make it a game. Where ...
- I don't age matters I think whenever a child is ready. Some are ready earlier then others.
- What I would suggest is letting her do them on her own, but be in there with her and really teach her how to properly bathe and brush her teath. Most of the time kids ...
Toothfairy
Asked by S.S. from Cleveland
on January 5, 2011
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My almost 5 yr old daughter just got her first loose tooth on new years day (her twin did not, and is pretty upset - but there is a good Arthur book out there that tel...
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- I used gold dollar coins - 1 dollar per tooth
- At our house, the tooth fairy gives a dollar per number tooth lost. 1 for first, 2 for second, etc. With the first one, the tooth fairy also left a special tooth pill...
- Well Ohio is a bit of a distance from us; but here the going rate is $5 for the first tooth and $1 for each tooth there-after. This came up on FB the other day with a ...
Still Believing at 11 Years Old
Asked by C.M. from Lewiston
on June 27, 2008
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my daughter is 11 years old and will be going into 6th grade in the fall. yesterday i took out her tooth box to put her vitamin in it so she could get it herself. she ...
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- I would let her believe, it is so much more fun that way. I believed until I was 13 years old when my mom told me that it was all fake, you wouldn't believe how long I...
- Hi C.... Well, I see the overwhelming majority of Moms out there say to let her believe... And I agree too, with a couple of caveats: It might be time to start dro...
- Please, please, please let her be a kid for as long as she wants to be/believe...the grown up world is tough enough without being rushed into it! Aren't we all just bi...
So If You Don't Do Santa...
Asked by M.D. from Washington DC
on November 19, 2011
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Do you also not do the tooth fairy? Easter Bunny? Mickey Mouse at Disney World? Etc?
There are a lot of things that are not REAL in a child's world. Are the same pa...
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- You don't sound very respectful at all. You just asked if we don't do creative play in a way that implies that we obviously don't have a creative bone in our bodies i...
- I am updating my first sentence. At first I thought you were being unfair, but I realize that's not true! :) Do you tell your kids that everything they see on TV is ...
- we do not do the santa thing. My kids know what Christmas really is and they know that santa is just someone in a costume at the mall. We also do not do the tooth fair...
