How old was ur baby when he start brushing his teeths?
By bhaskar556
@bhaskar556 (328)
India
October 8, 2007 2:27am CST
my baby will complete his 2years in coming november. he eats almost everything which we eat but does'nt brush his teeths. whenever i try to clean his mouth, he bites me and sometimes does'nt open his mouth. he pull the brisels of the tooth brush from his teeths and through the brush.
i am worried and need the help of the experienced parents here. plz suggest, how to handling it.
5 responses
@marshall_blake2000 (304)
• United States
8 Oct 07
my Kids was all about two years old when thet got into brushing there teeth. I just let them watch me do it and they just took right to brushing.
@wmaharper (2315)
• United States
8 Oct 07
well, you def. need to start brushing his teeth. He's old enough, and you wouldn't want to wait any longer. When my oldest was about 1 years old, we started doing it every night and morning, with a baby toothbrush, when he was about 18 months, we switched to a toddler tooth brush. We sing a song while we brush his teeth, so we know we brush long enough. He doesn't fight it, b/c he knows it's expected. And now that he's three, during our song, he brushes during the first verse and I brush his teeth during the second, that way I know his teeth are getting clean, but he still gets some practice. I would just make sure that from now on you are brushing his teeth. If he won't let you, discipline him, the same way you discipline him for any defiant behavior (time-outs, spankings etc, whatever works) until he complies. It really shouldn't be up to him at all, you are the parent, it's your job to make him. Good luck to you! Have a great day!
@roniroxas (10559)
• Philippines
8 Oct 07
as soon as my children has teeth i bought them some kiddie brush and let them play with it. as soon as they reach 2 years old i teach them slowly how to brush teeth properly.
@jackxav (659)
• Philippines
8 Oct 07
hello bhaskar,
My kids start brushing their teeth when they are still 1 year and 6 months.I just buy them the kiddie toothpaste so that they will love to brush their teeth because it taste like fruits,its sweet.I used colgate kiddie toothpaste.





