How do I teach my 3 year old to brush her teeth?

hi ruchimom! set aside a time when you and your child can brush your teeth together. while doing so, show her the proper way of brushing and she will surely get the hang of it. also give your child a lot of compliments and praise before, during, and after brushing. phrases like 'you did a good job brushing your teeth', 'show mommy how you brush your teeth', and 'let me see your pretty smile', will surely encourage yoru child to brush. i do the same with my three year old daughter and now she looks forward to brushing her teeth with me. it has become a bondign time for us and it really is lots of fun. surprising how something so simple such as brushing your teeth can be a rewarding activity for parent and child. hope this helps. cheers!!!

hi friend.. Brush your kids' teeth for them to demonstrate how to do it properly. Then let them to do it by themselves to prove how "grown up" they are. Continue doing this for as many days or weeks as is necessary for proper instruction. Demonstrate proper tooth brushing by having your child watch as you brush your own teeth. Then let your child brush your teeth also. Laugh and make it a fun event, showing your child how pleasant tooth brushing can be. Explain to your kids what happens when they don't brush their teeth. Tell them about plaque and the germs that will eat away at their teeth if they don't brush. Many kids will respond positively when presented with this information in a rational, grown-up way. Give your child a tablet to chew that will turn areas on the teeth colorful that have not been properly brushed. This technique will clearly show your child the effects of not brushing properly and motivate him or her to brush more thoroughly. Use consistently good dental hygiene yourself. Your children, eager to emulate their much-loved parent, will follow suit. make things fun for your child.. step 1 Recommend to your kids that they brush their doll's teeth. This will incorporate play with practical instruction, and it will also put them in the "parent" role of tooth brushing, making them feel a little more important. Step 2 Inspire your kids to brush their teeth by making it a fun activity rather than a chore. Invent a game or a song to accompany tooth brushing. Show enthusiasm so that brushing their teeth is something your kids will want to do. Step 3 Take turns brushing teeth with your child and you or older siblings. Let your child brush for 10 seconds or so, praise him or her, then brush your own teeth for 10 seconds. This allows parent-child interaction while giving your child the autonomy he or she wants. Step 4 Buy a selection of three or four toothbrushes when first teaching kids to brush their teeth. Let them select which toothbrush they want to use each time. This way your kids will feel like they have some control over the situation. Step 5 Consider buying an electric toothbrush for your kids. This will make brushing easier and more enjoyable for them, and it is more effective than thanks! cheers!

I started my daughter out with brushing her teeth at about 6 months. I gave her a toothbrush with just water on it to brush around in her mouth to get her used to it. When she was a little bit older then I would hold her hand while she was holding the toothbrush to show her how to get the back teeth. Now she is almost 3 and she does it all on her own. She even loves brushing her teeth.

i'm not a parent. but if i were to teach a hypothetical child of mine in the future how to brush her teeth, perhaps i would give her a nive tooth brush. a girly one like with princesses on it. or nice colors. like then i would read a manual on how to do such a thing and then go by the process.

the time i saw you discussion it makes me smile. i have a 1 yr old and 5 months son. he had his 1st tooth at the age of 7months then when the time he celebrate his 1st bday he already have 7 teeth. and now at his age he has 18teeth! wow,, but the difficult time is how can i also teach him to brush his teeth at the very young age. the moment he saw his toothbrush it seems that he saw a monster. and im also worried because he started to have stain on his teeth because he eats a lot. I bought him a very nice toothbrush for me to attract him to hold his own brush and also a nice flavor toothpaste. instead of pushing him to brush his teeth i let him play his toothbrush and let him watch while im brushing my own teeth. but the funny thing is he also want to brush my teeth using his own toothbrush :)

hi i am parent and my four year old son had the same problem .i thought that i am the one mom who have that problem and it was disaster then. but after a year he want to brush his teeth without i supervise him .your child should take a decision alone

Keeping in mind that I started my kids brushing their teeth before the age of three, what worked for me was not only doing it WITH them (as has been suggested) but also making it fun like making a game out of it "lets see who can do a better job" (and always letting your little one win)...plus there are toothbrushes geared for little ones that play music etc in order to keey them brushing for a decent amount of time and so on.

My granddaughter is 3 years old and she brushes her own teeth while her mom, Dad or myself are watching over her. Then we take the toothbrush and get the teeth in the back. We tell her if "you don't brush your teeth they will become ugly, yellow and fall out". She enjoys brushing her teeth. She has the colgate with Dora on the packaging toothpaste. Maybe if you have a toothpaste that she likes that might help you. Good luck to you and I hope this helps somewhat.

My daughter is about 2 years and 3 months old now and she likes brushing her teeth. It started when at first I let her watch me brush my teeth and when the time came that she was interested in the action I let her play with the toothbrush and then I developed the routine of brushing her teeth in the morning before taking a bath and also at night during wash time before going to bed. There are times when she won't let me brush her teeth but instead she wants to do it by herself and there are times when she wants me to brush her teeth for her, but still she got used to brushing her teeth. It does help to have a child-friendly toothpaste with the taste that your child will like. It will also help to show your child how you enjoy brushing your teeth too and brushing teeth together will do wonders.

Hi!my boy just turned three last october. he loves brushing his teeth, in fact,he's the one reminded me if its already time for it,we usually do it after bath in the morning and before bed time. hmmmm...let your girl watch a video where there's a kid brushing her/his teeth. u can find it at www.youtube.com by watching those videos it might convince her to brush her teeth by herself.I hope this will help.:)