My 19 month old goes nuts when it is time for teeth brushing.?

He kicks, screams, and cries as though he is being tortured. I have tried reading him books about teeth brushing, and have modelled it for him many times. He is more than happy to suck the toothpaste off when he holds the brush, but cannot do a thorough enough job on his own. It is quite a hassle. It makes for a frustrating end to the day. He does it with both me and my husband. We have been doing mouthcare all along too, so its not like it is something new to him. Any suggestions???

My 19 month old goes nuts when it is time for teeth brushing.?
Keep trying!! My son finally got used to it and lets me do it now, as long as he brushes his own teeth first.





Let him brush your teeth, my 3 and 5 year old both love to brush mine!!!





Try brushing in the tub, while he's cleaning the rest of his body off!





Added- you could always try to get his teeth with a wash cloth when you wash his face- it's better than nothing! Count his teeth while you do it, or name them!





I like the idea of him picking out his own singing or spinning toothbrush!
Reply:I DID THAT lol
Reply:For a couple of weeks, just let him do it himself. Then, you can make a game out of it. I tell my son to open his big dinosaur mouth so mommy can brush some dinosaur teeth, and he laughs and does it.
Reply:give him a little more time. that is all it takes. he will get use to it later but not now. let him explore more that is what i did. easy.
Reply:I got my daughter a music brush do you have them there? she loves it ..makes her dance while she brushes lol








you could try that but goodluck
Reply:i know how deal with this! try buying a funnier or entertaining toothbrush, like the music toothbrush, and try yummy toothpaste.
Reply:Sometimes just using a facewasher to brush his teeth is a good option, sometimes the tooth brush can be hurting there teeth or they dont like the feel of it.





You could use a reward system, say if he brushes his teeth twice a day he gets a star and at the end of the month if he has enough stars he gets something like a new toy or ice cream, and then each month the prize can get littiler and littiler untill he just does it out of habbit.





You could also try giving him the brush without toothepast and saying as a reward once hes brushed his teeth you will put a little bit of toothepaste on and he can suck it of, im not how healthy it is for children or adults to do that, but if hes doing it already as long as hes not eating a tube a day he should be ok. Goodluck.
Reply:what i do with my girls is i let them pick out their own toothbrush and toothpaste and i let them put the paste on the brush all by themselves yes this can be a mess but is better than the tantrums and the cavities plus it helps the child develop a positive self esteem by being able to complete tasks independently then praise the child for his accomplishment remember children can sense tension and aggarvation so even though he may not reach every tooth every day his skills will improve and he will become better at it just give it a little time good luck
Reply:My two youngest are this way, but more so my 20 month old. We double team it and tickle her. One brushes and one Tickles. Tonight I was fooling around with my tongue real fast and that was making her laugh. It helps when we can distract her like that and get some tickling in, then she opens up real wide laughing and not screaming.
Reply:my daughter is the same way. i try to do it fast and when i do it i try to distract her. i sing to her and my mom has made it into a routine with her ( i work at night so my mom gives her a bath and puts her to bed ) so when ever she gets out of the bath tub she knows its time to brush her teeth. For some reason, her knowing she gets her teeth brushed every time she gets out of the bath, helps her to cooperate more. she still takes the toothbrush and sucks off the toothpaste. just give them time to practice. that is what baby teeth are for.
Reply:!! get him tha tooftunes thang!!


ya knoww,, tha toofbrush that playss songs (:





ann then pretend like your toofbrush does it too! ann start to dance wit him ann get him ta dancee,, ann mabye he'll think it's cool ann brush his teef ((:


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Reply:I have always given my son the toothbrush and let him "brush" himself for awhile. Then I would tell him mommy is going to help, and I would sing Old MacDonald while I did it, so he knew we sang one verse before I was done. Sometimes he would fuss but he liked the song. I would cradle him back and do it. At first I didn't brush them great but now he's more used to it, and I don't even have to sing anymore, I just say open and he does. He is also getting better at doing it on his own, he still sucks it for awhile but then he kind of brushes. He's 22 months now, we've been doing this for awhile. Don't give up!
Reply:your baby is really young to brush the teeth for him yet. wait until he is a little older then brush his teeth.



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