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Tooth Brushing Nightmares
Sep 8, 2009 ... My almost4yrold daughter hates brushing her teeth with flouride toothpaste It is an absolute nightmare She will do it just fine with water ...
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- coming from someone who has a fair share of allergies/intollerances/senesitivites - could she be extra senesitive to floride? and just doesn't have the words to expres...
- There are different schools of thought on using flouride, some yes some no. My personal opinion is if she is brushing with something that is better than not brushing ...
- Hi R., How about talking to your dentist about getting a prescription for flouride pills? We didn't have any flouride in our water, so our children needed it. We ...
Difficulty Cleaning/Brushing 18 Months Old Teeth
I had difficulty with getting my daughter to brush her teeth for the longest ... I also give her the choice of brushing her teeth together (we both hold the ...
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- This should already be part of the routine, that is one mistake. You should use the baby toothpaste that you can just rub on and massage the gums good. You will have...
- Hi M., It's a hard job to get most kids to brush their teeth. I would try to do it more than once a day and get them as good as you can in one minuet each time. Make ...
- I would also say just use a warm rag for know. keep trying different brushes till you find one they like. my denist said 3 yrs old they should start and if they allow ...
Brushing Baby's First Teeth
Yes you should start brushing her teeth as soon as they come in even if there are only 2 :) I started when my daughter first got hers and gerber makes a gum ...
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- Hi C., I am a Dental Hygienist and am so happy to here all the responses of the mothers like you who are proactive. There is an ingredient that fights cavities calle...
- Dear C., Anything that you do with your child today, as a routine, becomes the good habit of tomorrow. If you just look at all of the little things in this way, i...
- Do not forget about flossing. You should begin flossing a child's teeth as soon as they have 2 next to each other.
15 Month Old Has Bad Breath
I have noticed lately that my 15 month old daughter has bad breath. I have the toddler toothbrush and toothpaste and I brush her teeth every day..."
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- We have two toothbrushes- one for me to use, and one for my daughter to use. My daughter likes brushing her teeth herself (14 months old), and generally tolerates me ...
- My daughter's bad breath when away when the pasifier did, my son's seams to be related to his sucking his tumb -- can't seam to get him to stop that. Try the kids ele...
- It's not her teeth it is her diet she needs to be eating fruits and veggies. Bad breath comes from the stomach not the mouth. It is probably from the milk ask you dr.
Advice About When to Brush Teeth/go to the Dentist
I started brushing my daughters teeth as soon as she got them. She is now 2 yrs old and is very good at brushing her teeth and spitting the tooth paste out. ...
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- Hi R., EVeryuone has given you great advice aon when to start things. As has been said- the pedi work for recommends 3 y/o for routine dental checks (sooner if there ...
- My ped doc said start at 2. I took my son at 2 because I believe in starting early. Don't use flouride yet. Look in the toothpaste section, and there will be some k...
- We started using an infant brush and the Oragel toothpaste that's safe to swallow at around 18 months. Our pediatrician reccemended waiting until 3 for the first visit...
Teaching 20-Month-old to Spit
brush your teeth when she is brushing her's. Tell her to spit out the ... So I had her brush her teeth the same time my son did. he thought it was fun to ...
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- brush your teeth when she is brushing her's. Tell her to spit out the "bubbles" like mommy does. That might help. When my middle child was learning to brush his te...
- I know how u feel I just got my son to start spitting out his toothpaste and he's almost 3. Basically what I did was kinda show him by example how to do but I started ...
- When my grandson was that age, we used Orajel toddler toothpaste. It is safe to swallow, doesn't have floride in it, but it cleans their teeth and has calcium. He like...
Am I Bribing Her?
Sep 19, 2009 ... teeth brushing in 3 answers the behavior in your own life and make ... the reward IE Once she brushes her teeth consistently then give her ...
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- We call them "incentives". We thought the same as your hubby at first...but it doesn't end up like that inreality. You eventually stop the incentives, she stops expec...
- Perhaps the word brib is negative to begin with. What about reserving the prizes for behavior that is above and beyond expectation. Therefore, everyday expected beha...
- That's not bribery. That's positive reinforcement. Read any book on establishing new behaviors and there is some type of reward built in.
Bad Breath
I brush her teeth everyday and the only thing she eats is grilled..." ... You might want to try brushing her tongue when she brushes her teeth. ...
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- My niece suffered from chronic bad breath from the time she was a baby. My sister took her to the dentist and everything checked out fine. She brushed her teeth and to...
- I agree with B B....I was going to say reflux too........Good luck.You need anything you let us ladies know.
- You might want to try brushing her tongue when she brushes her teeth. I've found that a lot of people think that just brushing their teeth gets rid of bad breath. The...
Toddler's Teeth
I actually do make sure my 3 yr old brushes her teeth 2 times a day. .... 15 Month Old - When Should I Be Really Brushing Her Teeth ...
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- I actually do make sure my 3 yr old brushes her teeth 2 times a day. I don't want to make you feel bad or anything, ('cause it seems you already feel a little guilty)...
- I BRUSH MY 14 MONTH OLD TEETH TWICE A DAY AND SHE HAS GONE TO THE DENTIST. THEY SAY TAKE THEM WHEN THEY TURN 1. HER FRONT TWO TEETH UNDER NEAR GUM WAS RED SO HE SAID T...
- BRUSH BRUSH BRUSH!!! We learned the hard way. My son went to the dentist at two (we had been brushing 2 times a day for at least 6 months by that time) and he had 5 ...
My 2 1/2 Year Old Won't Let Us Brush His Teeth...
Oct 24, 2009 ... hi B.. my almost 3 year old loves to brush her teeth. let me tell you .... My daughter has been brushing her teeth since she was able and no ...
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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...
