wont brush her teeth!

got the brush from boots for like £6 or something, they had a high school musical brush too but don't think I could have stomached that twice a day lol. I been brushing lily's teeth (or she has) since she was bout 6 months and never had much of an issue with it til recently. she just seems to through one phase after another, like most kids x x

That sounds wicked!! We started brushin my daughters teeth the minute one cut so she is used to it now which is good. Where did u get the singing brush from tho, I'd love ta get one for my girl. xx

heyy, i found a good technique to get children to clean their teeth would be to make them a chart and buy some stickers then she can thinks its more fun way and at the end of every week give her a present for it. then sort of lower it until she doesnt need the chart anymore.
good luck :)

thanks everyone for the advice! got lily a singing toothbrush on the off chance that she'd like it... she does! it plays the bare neccessities and she dances round the bathroom shaking her booty to it while brushing her teeth lol x x

Have you tried using a soft piece of muslin to just rub her teeth very gently- you can buy it in kitchen shops. Its softer than a brush- which may be causing pain to her tender gums at then momment.

As I have said before its better to let tooth cleaning lapse for a week or two when children get upset, If you have to force a child you may be creating long term problems.
By forcing her you will at best turn this into a battle ground which could llast for months- she is afterall approaching the terrible twos and the possibility of frequent tantrums and attention seeking. At worst you could give her a real fear of tooth cleaning that could last for years.

Tell yourself her teeth are are only temporary teeth- no great harm will come to her if she does not clean her teeth for a few weeks. Especially if she chews on something like a raw carrot! So stand back and forget cleaning until the middle of January -or when she has cut the back teeth- and then start again- let her choose a new special all singing all dancing toothbrush and new tooth paste.
Dorothy Einon

like I said before I'll try anything, not least to avoid a tantrum especially now lily has started to fling herself on the floor and kick, scream and bang her fat little fists evrytime she don't get her own way. it started bout 10 days ago and I'm tired of it already! roll on puberty! x x

hi my daughter went like that was putting up a real fight then i found a toothbrush that flashes, my lill girl loves the lill light and brushes her teeth no prob.

thanks. sometimes I wish for the days when lily was smaller and let me do all these things for her. she has to do everything herself- it's great she wants to instead of being lazy like I see some older toddlers being when we're in town, but when you have to stand and watch while she insists on putting her feet in the wrong shoes 5 times in as many minutes it wears a bit! x x