tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20039585.post6036950511208943082..comments2024-02-05T02:42:30.941-07:00Comments on My Life In A Nutshell: Teeth BrushingJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09450173133642305438noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20039585.post-51878834208510218622008-06-01T20:13:00.000-06:002008-06-01T20:13:00.000-06:00Oh Jenn, you are so sweet! I am glad the one arm/...Oh Jenn, you are so sweet! I am glad the one arm/leg thing is working for you too!! Just today, Kaelen was reprimanding Masyn for encroaching on "his side". <BR/><BR/>As for teeth brushing, wow. I am really struggling with Masyn right now so am stumped. Kaelen was really easy to brush his teeth until he got to be about 2 1/2 and then we fought. Our of sheer desperation, I used to make a game out of it by trying to "catch the bugs" that were making homes in his teeth. I would remark in surprise that I found one and that he was trying to run to the other side of his mouth. While catching this bug, I would make up a bug song to the tune of Row Your Boat or chant, Get Out Of Kaelen's Mouth You Silly Bug! I was lucky because Kaelen bought into that game and still wants to play it to this day. Masyn however isn't buying it, probably because she is way too young .... and because she is a diva afterall so nothing is going to be easy with her. :)Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02233842319589466537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20039585.post-4566145777745723272008-05-31T21:03:00.000-06:002008-05-31T21:03:00.000-06:00Jenn, All of your readers suggestions are great (2...Jenn, <BR/><BR/>All of your readers suggestions are great (2 brushes, timers, songs, etc). I used to sing a goofy toothbrushing song with Mackenzie when she was little and it worked great. It probably worked for her because I didn't sing and act silly very often so it was quite a novelty at toothbrushing time. My friend Kim's son prefers the timer though and it gets set twice...once for his toothbrushing time and the second time for the parent to brush.<BR/><BR/>Persevere until you find the gimmick that works best for Lucas...<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>LoriLori Aitkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873626036472102998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20039585.post-16128864895099852822008-05-31T20:45:00.000-06:002008-05-31T20:45:00.000-06:00I feel your pain. My son does not like having his ...I feel your pain. My son does not like having his teeth brushed, and he does the same when it goes in his mouth. Teeth brushing time is really tough. The only thing I can think is that eventually he will come around. My daughter was hard, but as she became more independent, she does fine. Age thing?Not Just Any Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13131729987970183569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20039585.post-6252953838176602402008-05-31T16:46:00.000-06:002008-05-31T16:46:00.000-06:00We have two toothbrushes for Alex. One is for him...We have two toothbrushes for Alex. One is for him to "brush" or rather chew on. And after he's done that for a while then it's our turn to brush for him with the second brush. You could choose a number to count to or a song to sing while you're doing it and then he'd know when you'd be done brushing. Or I've heard of people using a little hour glass as the length of time to brush for.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795520588490925799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20039585.post-91823035690347740622008-05-31T13:15:00.000-06:002008-05-31T13:15:00.000-06:00Isn't there some kind of Train song??? "...back an...Isn't there some kind of Train song??? "...back and forth like a choo-choo train..." That's all I can remember, but you could probably find it on google. And he likes trains....it just might work<BR/><BR/>LEXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com