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Delta Dental
offers the following tips for getting reluctant kids to
open up and say "oral health":
- Trade
places: Try reversing roles and letting your child
brush your teeth. You can laugh and have fun with it
to reinforce that brushing is not so horrible after
all.
- Show how
shiny: Make sure the kids see you brushing your
own teeth. Also, make a point of showing off your
shiny clean teeth so that it seems like a treat and
privilege to have a shiny smile. You can also
encourage your kids to show off their own smiles, once
their teeth are clean.
- Take
turns: Set an egg timer or other alarm and have
the kids brush their teeth on their own for 30
seconds. Then you brush their teeth for 30 seconds.
Repeat this until all the teeth are brushed.
- Call in
reinforcements: If older children stubbornly
neglect to brush or floss and repeated reminders fall
on seemingly uninterested ears, maybe it's time to
change the messenger. Call the dentist before the
children's next checkup to let the dentist know what's
going on. The same motivational message might be
heeded if it comes from a third party.
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