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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.

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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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219 comments so far | Post a comment now >>

 
Anything in the name of dental hygiene!
- Sonja Thomas
Posted 02/23/08 07:56 PM
 
OMG my daughter would LOVE LOVE LOVE this!!
- Lynde F
Posted 02/23/08 08:23 PM
 
My lil sis would LOVE this!!! Thanks for the offer!
- Erica OKelley
Posted 02/23/08 08:25 PM
 
KID WOULD LOVEITI
- GEORGE LARRABEE
Posted 02/23/08 08:51 PM
 
2 cool for a little girl
- rebecca spiers
Posted 02/23/08 08:53 PM
 
Enter me please!!
- Michelle Coles
Posted 02/23/08 08:53 PM
 
those seem really neat!
- Tracey Pounds
Posted 02/23/08 09:50 PM
 
those seem really neat!
- Tracey Pounds
Posted 02/23/08 09:50 PM
 
What a nifty idea.
- Anita Whisnant
Posted 02/24/08 12:00 AM
 
cool idea!
- Carla Spence
Posted 02/24/08 12:25 AM
 
This thing is awesome!
- Heather
Posted 02/24/08 12:51 AM
 
please count me in
- william causey
Posted 02/24/08 01:00 AM
 
HS MUSIC ME!
- CAROLYN
Posted 02/24/08 03:54 AM
 
This is great!
- Michele G
Posted 02/24/08 08:43 AM
 
nice prize
- Theresa Wagner
Posted 02/24/08 11:50 AM
 
what will they think of next?
- Lisa Fosses
Posted 02/24/08 01:06 PM
 
Oh my niece would be thrilled with this. Her favorite show
- Linda HB
Posted 02/24/08 01:22 PM
 
Oh my niece would be thrilled with this. Her favorite show
- Linda HB
Posted 02/24/08 01:23 PM
 
nice!!!!:)
- Janet Mahurin
Posted 02/24/08 02:49 PM
 
Any girl would love this.
- Kelly
Posted 02/24/08 03:22 PM

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