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"Supervise and count"
Posted by mumzie 22 January at 13:32
As soon as he wants to do it , thats the right time. Buy a nice soft toothbrush ,and a children's toothpaste, and brush yours at the same time to begin with so that she can copy a nice gentle thorough method.Always start with the 4 back corners. I counted out loud to 100 elephants to make it fun-with lots of gurgling and spitting for extra laughs. Counting to 100 (elephants are 1 second to say, each) should give her the time to get to everywhere properly.
I also encouaged her to enjoy sweets but to brush her teeth afterwards. She is now 16 and no fillings!
Supervising can be done at a distance after a few weeks, and its such a laugh to listen! She still does the elephants, she tells me, just in her head.
Its a lovely age
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"From day one"
Posted by james385 21 December at 14:31
when i go baby sitting i have been told to do it on kids as young as 4-5 weeks, i know lots of parents do it from day one
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"My daughter...."
Posted by maddie191 14 September at 03:34
I have been brushing my daughter teeth since she was one.There is baby toothpaste that cleans whatever teeth they do have but also cleans the gums.My daughter is 3 also and she loves brushing her teeth after bathtime.I work at a daycare center with two year old and there are some kid in my class that already have brown teeth!Its sad!
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Posted by migetchick 22 June at 08:00
I did a HUGE study on this not too long ago. I read that children should crush as early as they get their teeth. There are certain toothbrushes for younger children and there are toothpastes for children who have problems with swallowing the toothpaste. They are fluoride free! They often mommy and daddy brush with them and teach them, the quicker they will learn.
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"Hi"
Posted by katy276 1 March at 17:58
If she doesn't like the taste of mint, my sister got some strawberry-flavoured toothpaste from Boots for children 
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"Hi lucielu"
Posted by daisy260 19 January at 10:28
I started mine on children's toothpaste at about 2, as she wouldn't let me brush her teet for her any more!
Not sure of any medical guidlines ot anything, but that's my experieince!
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"Electric toothbrushes"
Posted by lennylover1 27 January at 16:35
What about children and electric toothbrushes? My friend lets her 2-yr old brush her own teeth with an electric toothbrush! Is this right??
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