Top 5: Get Your Kid to Brush Longer

Top 5: Get Your Kid to Brush Longer

Friday, February 22, 2008

filed under: family

Helping kids take care of their teeth without kicking, screaming or ingesting their weight in toothpaste.

1. Try tunes: Hasbro has toothbrushes that sing everything from High School Musical to the Black Eyed Peas.

2. Act like a fool: One office Mom sings a silly but effective "I'm brushing, I'm brushing" jingle while doing a little dance.

3. Give 'em incentive: Make brushing a requirement before bedtime stories, or add a li'l scare tactic. A Mom we know tells her daughter that "you have to brush the sugar bugs off your teeth."

4. Let them keep track: Set a timer and challenge them to keep brushing til it goes off. Or, let your children keep track of their brushing habits by hanging a chart in the bathroom.

5. Mommy and Me time: Allow your kids to brush your teeth. Not only will they learn the importance of dental hygiene, they'll get to spend some quality time with you.

To win the High School Musical Toothbrush, click here. For more kid-friendly dental tips, visit Mom Logic friend Dr. Gwenn.

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Let them pick out the brush they want, that way they can’t wait to use it.

- Angela Lemos

Posted 02/22/08 01:19 PM

I want to win!

- Michael Capp

Posted 02/22/08 01:32 PM

My granddaughter would love this.

- Carroll Griggs

Posted 02/22/08 01:33 PM

Awesome!

- Lesha

Posted 02/22/08 01:37 PM

My daughter would love this

- Ann Fantom

Posted 02/22/08 01:43 PM

Pick Me !!

- Karen Gonyea

Posted 02/22/08 02:18 PM

I would love to hear my daughter brushing

- kristina jones

Posted 02/22/08 02:21 PM

my daughter would never stop brushing with this !!

- Brenda Taggart

Posted 02/22/08 02:52 PM

Cool!

- Annette

Posted 02/22/08 03:06 PM

My niece will love this!

- Janice Whitaker

Posted 02/22/08 03:11 PM

Cool!

- Annette

Posted 02/22/08 03:12 PM

This would be perfect for my son. He’s a fan of High School Musical and I always have to fight with him to brush his teeth. Love this idea. I know he would love it.

- Margaret Smith

Posted 02/22/08 03:20 PM

My niece would just love this….

- Peggy Rydzewski

Posted 02/22/08 04:04 PM

MY SON HAS THE QUEEN TOOTHBRUSH

- Rosa Bartolucci

Posted 02/22/08 04:15 PM

My oldest has one of these and she loves it!

- Estelle Steenbergen

Posted 02/22/08 04:17 PM

please enter me