brushing teeth

It is not that hard, you make your ten year old bathe, so you can do this also. You will have to watch it happen, and if he refuses then start taking away the things he values most. Explain to him that he takes his teeth and toys for granted, it will take years for his teeth to rot out but you can take his toys away now. The only way to get them back is to take care of his teeth by brushing at least every morning and night. I would take one item away every moring that he does not brush and every night that he does not brush, put a peice of masking tape on it with the date he gets it back (say in 3 days, more if he continues to not brush his teeth) You may need to clean out your closet for all of the neat toys you will be taking from him, but I think that if you do this and stick with it, he will soon get the point. You will have to watch him though for at least a few weeks and after that you will need to check his toothbrush to make sure it is being used, kids lie about things if they are going to loose a privalage. I remember when I was little I lied about brushing my teeth because I wanted to go swimming and did not want to brush my teeth. Mom asked and I lied, I did not get to go swimming that day but my sisters did. I did not lie about it again.

Why not punish him for NOT brushing his teeth?

Have you tried any of the musical or light up tooth bruhes including various other power brushes. Maybe some peer pressure would work if he has a sibling or whomever mention how yellow his teeth are? Maybe pics of what his teeth will look like? Or like Okki... said start taking things away & I'd especially ban things that aren't good for teeth as an additional preventative. Say he wants some of his Easter candy, well he's not getting it unless he brushes his teeth ect...

Maybe have sit next to you by the computer, while you pull up some pictures of what happens to people's teeth who don't brush'em. That's just an idea off the top of my head. Honestly, I don't have this problem. If anything, I believe in leading by example. Let my kids see me brush my teeth, but not say look at me, look what I'm doing. How can I tell them to do something if I don't do it myself, not saying that you don't brush your teeth. Another idea that just popped up, I remember I went out and bought some cartoon character batterey toothbrushes. They got all hyped about using'em to brush their teeth.

try to buy him a really good tasting toothpast or say he can have a reward or something every time he brushes his teeth.