Xander Week 61 – Teeth Brushing…
December 17, 2007
Xander hates brushing his teeth. He hates having his teeth brushed. This is a fight we have twice a day. I pin him down on the changing table, and brush his six teeth, his gums and his tongue. I’ve tried different flavors of toothpaste, I’ve tried just brushing with water. I’ve tried letting him brush his own teeth. I’ve tried showing him how I brush my teeth. We still fight about it, twice a day. I’ve read lots of articles on teeth brushing. I’ve tried most of the suggestions. I haven’t yet tried getting a character based toothbrush, but since Xander doesn’t yet watch television, and thus doesn’t know who Elmo is, I don’t think that getting him an Elmo toothbrush is going to change things much. I really don’t enjoy this daily fight, and obviously neither does Xander. Unfortunately, most of the parents I’ve spoken with say their kids have always enjoyed brushing their teeth, so they don’t have many suggestions for me. So I’m asking the internet community at large. How do you get an unwilling kid to brush his teeth?
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We use a Gerber product on Joseph. It is a little blue thimble-like silicone thingy that we put on our index finger, and it comes with edible apple banana flavored toothpaste. He just loves it!