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How to Get Two-year-old to Brush Teeth?
Hello there, about the 2 year old and brushing my son did the same thing and now he is 4 1/2 and doing it again to us but one thing is the toothpaste some ...
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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...
How to Teach a 2 Yr Old to Brush His Teeth
I have a 2 year old as well. What has worked for us is to let her "brush" .... You can buy floride-free training toothpaste. My youngest(3 years old) likes ...
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- It's normal for him to eat the tooth paste:-) all you have to do is brush WITH him...NOT for him. Make it as funtastic as possible....sometimes you have to act a silly...
- I taught my son to use a toothbrush by putting mouthwash.. not toothpaste on his brush. After a couple of months after that he wanted to try the paste and be a big bo...
- I let my kids use those battery-powered toothbrushes. Even if they try to chew on them, the bristles still turn and are still scrubbing their teeth a little. They br...
Getting a 20 Month Old to Brush Teeth
my son for the longest time wouldn't use toothpaste. and just brush with water. and he would chew on the ... I have trouble getting my 5 year old to brush at times and I also have a 2 1/2 year old who can be troblesome at times. ...
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- S., I have been having this same problem with my 15 mo son who has 16 teeth, but just the other day I tried using a motorized toorbrush with the spinning head and...
- our dentist said that our sons teeth were getting clean even if he was chewing on his toothbrush with the kid toothpaste on it
- My son is actually almost 3 now, but we went through that a while ago. I told him there were tooth faries behind his teeth and we had to get them out. That allowed h...
10 Month Old HATES the Toothbrush
the child suck on the toothpaste for two reasons. First of .... My 2 year olds started liking the tasks when I got them a stool so they could do it ...
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- I suggest wait until she is a couple of months older. Give her a little toothbrush to hold and let her introduce it into her mouth. All babies put things in their mout...
- Remember she is only 10 months old. She is going to hate that kind of stuff- all babies that age do. If she's just barely getting teeth, especially if they're not ev...
- I would definitely get her a cheap toothbrush that she can just play with. Most things end up in the mouth anyway, so if she can get used to having the feeling of the...
15 Month Old - When Should I Be Really Brushing Her Teeth
non fluoride toothpaste in 2 answersI started brushing her teeth ..... Beth Y added this item When I change my 2 year olds diaper he always laughs and sayd ...
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- L. The link below is to the Dept of Health on baby dental health. I know I was told no Flouride before the age of 2. hope this helps C. http://www.nidcr.nih.gov...
- We adopted our daughter at 17 months. I started brushing her teeth immeditely using NON-fluoride toothpaste. Since they don't spit out the toothpaste, it's important ...
- Hi L., good question. Im a pediatric dental assistant so this question is right up my alley in way of advice to you. It is never too early to introduce the toothbrush....
Fluoride or No Fluoride?
I use the toddler toothpaste with just a little fluoride in it. I used to use only water, but my 2-year-old's breath started to get stanky. ...
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- Hi A.! My boys are not toddler age yet, but I know that I will NOT be letting them brush their teeth with fluoride until they quit swallowing. I'm not a dentist, bu...
- I'm not a healthcare expert, but often times what the "experts" say is more harmful than what your mother and mother's mother would have told you. Flouride is a poiso...
- no fluoride. you don't need it, you already get too much from your tap water.
Tooth Brushing Nightmares
Sep 8, 2009 ... Getting 4 Year Old to Give up Toddler Toothpaste ... Beth Y added this item When I change my 2 year olds diaper he always laughs and sayd in ...
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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 ...
1 Year Old Refuses Teeth Brushing
He loves the taste of the toothpaste. My children's Dr. said to get a ... i have had the same problem with my 2-1/2 year old daughter and she to this day ...
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- Is she possibly teething? My one year old hated anything in her mouth, even her bottle cup thingy, when she was teething. Now that they are popped thru, she is willi...
- I don't know if this will work for you or not, but I give my son a toothbrush to play with for a few minutes before I brush his teeth. Then I brush them, and again he ...
- It's too important to stop brushing the teeth. I had to hold my kids down and brush. It seems cruel but it has to be done. Try giving her a brush of her own. That migh...
3 Year Old Won't Let Me Brush His Teeth
This has been going on for almost 2 years. ... P.S. I ony use toddler toothpaste with him - 3 year olds are not very good at rinsing yet. Helpful? ...
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- My daughter was the same way, I had to hold her down and deceided that I was making brushing her teeth a bad experience for her. I got 3 toothbrushes, she picked them ...
- what tooth pastes do you use, most of them to kids are hot use the ones that taste good, or a taste you know he would like,
- I can empathize. My son also fought me until he was about 5. Toothpaste was a big deal. I switched back to the baby toothpastes because there wasn't another one that h...
Toddler's Teeth
My son's 2 year birthday is coming up in May, sounds like that's a good time to schedule .... And a 3 year old doesn't do a great job of brushing their own teeth. ... Seeking Recommendations for Toothpaste/toothbrush for an 18-Month Old ...
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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 ...
