brushing problem
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Topic: brushing problem
Posted By: bub
Subject: brushing problem
Date Posted: 22 August 2005 at 9:35am
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i need some ideas i cant get brianna to brush her teeth she will just hold her mouth shut untill i put the tooth brush away somtimes she will let me do her bottom teeth but its gettin to those top ones that are the hardest just wondering if anyone has any ideas.
Rachel & Brianna ------------- mother to Brianna, Amelia & Mathew. http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 22 August 2005 at 11:08am
I give Ella the toothbrush to hold herself as she won't let me brush her teeth either.. she bites on it which brushes her teeth a bit. The doctor told me to do this and it seems to work!  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 22 August 2005 at 12:08pm
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ha ha ha, same with us. Paris used to be great with brushing, until she got top teeth. i can get the side ones, back ones front ones, but nup, no way can i get the top ones, she closes her little lip down over them. try letting her do it, also try getting her to put her head back and look at something.. we do paris's teeth when she's in the bath. also, try getting her to repeat things after you if she does that... words like silly, monkey, anything with an eeee sound on the end will make her lip move enough for you to get to her top teeth. but definately try lettin gher use the toothbrush herself first and again after you have brushed her teeth for her, so that she learns not to associate it with a battle. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 22 August 2005 at 3:06pm
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Also sometimes just getting them to look in a mirror and make a noise like ahhhhh works. Try to get in and give them a good brush at least once a day. Maybe let her choose her own toothbrush. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: lou
Date Posted: 23 August 2005 at 1:12pm
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Sophie pretty much brushes her teeth, she's not too bad at it, every couple of days I try and give them an extra brush if I can ------------- Mother to two beautiful children - Sophie age 6 and Ephraim age 4 |
Posted By: bub
Date Posted: 23 August 2005 at 1:27pm
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thanx for the ideas i give it to her most of the time and she moves it around her mouth and stuff but yep its just those top ones i try to make it fun for her so she enjoys it but i surpose she proberly doesnt quite understand what it really does.
Rachel & Brianna ------------- mother to Brianna, Amelia & Mathew. http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 23 August 2005 at 5:00pm
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my son 20 mths old responded better when i brushed my teeth with him...now at least i have really clean teeth. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 30 August 2005 at 10:41pm
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Maya was given an electric toothbrush last xmas (she was about 20mths) and she loves it, it is a real novelty. It says on it for ages 3+ but our dental nurse said its fine, anything to encourage brushing. Maya is also a bit OCD about toothpaste, will only use the Macleans Milk Teeth not the Colgate Junior stuff. I figured that wasn't a battle worth fighting so I chucked the Colgate and stocked up on the Macleans. And I let her put the toothpaste on and brush for a minute or two before I get in there and give them a proper clean.
Oh, and on a similar subject, I read in the paper here in Sydney this morning that kids are having a higher rate of tooth decay now than a few years ago, partly because of lollies, soft drink etc. but also because we tend to give them bottled or filtered water which doesn't have fluoride instead of tap water which does. I found this interesting - must admit I give Maya filtered water coz I drink it and it tastes better, but am having second thoughts now. Guess the good old tap stuff is better! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 31 August 2005 at 1:09am
| In japan there is no fluoride in the water...and I've never seen worse teeth in my life. I mean in NZ there are cases of bad teeth, but not in the amounts of people.....people with rows of teeth like sharks, decayed teeth at three!!!! Missing teeth in early twenties. I was considering getting jake fluoride tablets if we stayed here longer |
Posted By: nuttymama
Date Posted: 31 August 2005 at 2:21pm
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They still don't flouridate our water here in christchurch, it's been a huge bone of contention. We have two toothbrushes for Jayden one that he uses and bascially just chews on and on thast we use to brush his teeth at the same time. We are getting electric ones to put in their stocking for xmas though. Just to make it more fun. ------------- Abigail 06/01/2005 Jayden 21/11/2001 Micheal 03/04/1997 |
Posted By: skirts
Date Posted: 31 August 2005 at 3:18pm
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Brushing your teeth with them is a good idea, makes it fun again! I do that with Summer, she lets me brush her teeth first quickly (make sure I get it all) and then I give her the tooth brush and she copies my movements.
I've also found getting her to say 'aaagghhhh' and open her mouth and then cheese (smiling with teeth bared) helps me get to her little toothies better 
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