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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My two boys have these, they are great because they know not to stop brushing till the music stops

- JESSICA

Posted 02/24/08 04:19 PM

great

- Soha Molina

Posted 02/24/08 05:22 PM

My Granddaughter would love this

- Deb Fantom

Posted 02/24/08 06:13 PM

cool!

- Sonja Hubbard

Posted 02/24/08 06:49 PM

cool!

- Sonja Hubbard

Posted 02/24/08 06:50 PM

enter me

- Rebecca Snodgrass

Posted 02/24/08 07:12 PM

Great Toothbrush! My daughter would love it!

- Janell Beilman

Posted 02/24/08 07:52 PM

Count me in. What a great prize!

- Paula McClement

Posted 02/24/08 08:18 PM

what a fun way to get any child to brush!

- Pamela Murphy

Posted 02/24/08 09:20 PM

my diva girl would love this!!

- sara marcy

Posted 02/24/08 09:26 PM

great

- Burton Bathrick

Posted 02/24/08 09:45 PM

What a wonderful prize.

- Jane K

Posted 02/24/08 10:21 PM

This is a great prize!

- Janet F

Posted 02/25/08 12:25 AM

I’m in!

- Sarah U

Posted 02/25/08 03:02 AM

Awesome! Thanks for the contest!

- Stephanie Gregory

Posted 02/25/08 10:03 AM

Great, I am in.

- Doug Barnett

Posted 02/25/08 11:00 AM

great prize

- valerie mabrey

Posted 02/25/08 12:04 PM

thank you for entering me

- Elna Mcrith

Posted 02/25/08 12:42 PM

Would love to win!

- Monique Rizzo

Posted 02/25/08 02:10 PM

I want to enter this because I got one of these for my daughter and it played tunes from “Jump In” (another Corbin Bleu disney film) and she loved it but the bristles wore out and now she is so abused that she has to use a regular toothbrush. She LOVES HSM & HSM2 to the point of obession! LOL! Thanks for considering me.. because of course, my DD loves TROY more than anyone! LOL!

- Nikki Evans

Posted 02/25/08 06:14 PM