Comments on: Tips for Brushing Toddler Teeth http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2006/04/tips_for_brushi.html A dad's eye view of baby and toddler stuff Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:26:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dentistry http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2006/04/tips_for_brushi.html/comment-page-1#comment-5905 Dentistry Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:07:39 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2006/04/tips-for-brushing-toddler-teeth.html#comment-5905 <p>Brushing our toddler's teeth is such a chore. It wears us out!</p> <p>The only thing we find that works is using flavored toothpaste. Otherwise, she starts kicking and screaming. Plus, lots of giggling FROM US seems to help too. Then she thinks it's a game.</p> Brushing our toddler’s teeth is such a chore. It wears us out!

The only thing we find that works is using flavored toothpaste. Otherwise, she starts kicking and screaming. Plus, lots of giggling FROM US seems to help too. Then she thinks it’s a game.

]]> By: Matt http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2006/04/tips_for_brushi.html/comment-page-1#comment-5904 Matt Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:03:55 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2006/04/tips-for-brushing-toddler-teeth.html#comment-5904 <p>Very good tips - love your approach. Please consider adding some to Minti.com and linking back here :)</p> <p>Best wishes for the growth of the Blog!<br /> Matt Minti Co-founder</p> Very good tips – love your approach. Please consider adding some to Minti.com and linking back here :)

Best wishes for the growth of the Blog!
Matt Minti Co-founder

]]> By: honey http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2006/04/tips_for_brushi.html/comment-page-1#comment-5903 honey Fri, 21 Apr 2006 04:36:56 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2006/04/tips-for-brushing-toddler-teeth.html#comment-5903 <p>I guess this is one area where we've lucked out... when he graduated out of the finger toothbrush stage, we let him pick the replacement. He picked a Crest toothbrush with Big Bird on it, and we bought two. We put a dab of Oral-B Stages toothpaste on each brush and give one to him; he chomps on his a bit, then lets us brush a bit. It gets the job done.</p> <p>We haven't used a rinse, tho. I'd like to but I don't think he'd spit it out.</p> I guess this is one area where we’ve lucked out… when he graduated out of the finger toothbrush stage, we let him pick the replacement. He picked a Crest toothbrush with Big Bird on it, and we bought two. We put a dab of Oral-B Stages toothpaste on each brush and give one to him; he chomps on his a bit, then lets us brush a bit. It gets the job done.

We haven’t used a rinse, tho. I’d like to but I don’t think he’d spit it out.

]]> By: Carol http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2006/04/tips_for_brushi.html/comment-page-1#comment-5902 Carol Wed, 12 Apr 2006 03:35:33 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2006/04/tips-for-brushing-toddler-teeth.html#comment-5902 <p>Yes - we alternate between Friendly Compliance and Kicking and Screaming here. Except that we aren't quite so nice with the gentle laying on a tissue box. We stand her on a stool and when she opens her mouth to scream, we dive in with the toothbrush, wedging her head between our hand and our belly. To be honest, I'm not sure either method is effective. But we certainly get an A for effort.</p> Yes – we alternate between Friendly Compliance and Kicking and Screaming here. Except that we aren’t quite so nice with the gentle laying on a tissue box. We stand her on a stool and when she opens her mouth to scream, we dive in with the toothbrush, wedging her head between our hand and our belly. To be honest, I’m not sure either method is effective. But we certainly get an A for effort.

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