With the advent of the first milk teeth, most mothers have a question: when and how to teach a child to brush his teeth?
When to start brushing your teeth?
The appearance of the first tooth should be expected from 6 to 12 months. Is it worth it to start training in the care of the teeth from the moment of their teething? To decide, of course, you! But only you should remember, the earlier your child learn to care for his teeth, the better, since the resulting skill will be stronger.
How to clean?
You will have to gain certain patience, not all kids master the technique of brushing their teeth with great pleasure. If your child is one of them, you will have to go to the trick, play with him. The Women’s Paradise site can offer the baby from 1 to 3 years old several games so that this process becomes more exciting.
The first game "Eve in the garage". Imagine that a toothbrush is a machine that enters the garage, that is, the mouth, and “parks” there. Mom can engage in “parking” herself or will direct the baby’s handle with a brush in the right direction.
The second game "sweep". The task is to "get out" in the mouth. You can look at the teeth in the mirror to see where the "garbage" is hidden.
The third game "Together with Mom". Show him an example. Mom with the baby brushes his teeth together, while explaining to the child how important it is and it is necessary that the teeth after that are clean, healthy and shine, and it smells delicious from the mouth.
Fourth game "Independence". You can offer the baby a doll that really wants her teeth to be clean and healthy, the baby will be happy to help the doll. Your child may want to brush your teeth and you, let him do it.
Do not demand a quick getting used to this matter from the baby, it may take months to do it. All the kids are different, today he has no mood, and tomorrow he himself will offer you to brush his teeth with him.
A couple more tricks, how to introduce the baby to brushing your teeth, this is a toothbrush and pasta. Now there is a huge selection of toothbrushes and pastes, they are produced with cartoon heroes, different colors. You can choose your favorite brush with your baby, it should have a small head, soft chin and a comfortable handle. But I advise you to study the composition of children’s pastes, because the kids often swallow them. For example, some of them contain extracts that relieve inflammation, the natural sucrine xylitol, which inhibits the activity of microorganisms that cause caries. And possible allergens should also be excluded: aromatic fragrances, sodium lauryl sulfate. And be careful – a single portion of the paste should not exceed the size of the pea.
Tip: If you notice that a plaque appeared on the baby’s teeth, which is not possible to clean, also white or brown spots – see the doctor urgently. Do not forget that the basis of all the problems with the teeth that appear after teething is incorrect care and bad habits in food, the child eats a lot of sweet and sticky or drinks sweet water for the night.
Author: Natalia Konkova
I offer your child, interesting dressing games that help develop children’s thinking. In particular, it will be interesting for girls. Remember in childhood we had coloring, and now modern children have a computer. Where the principle of these games is practically recreated.