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Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone has any great advice, tricks, or stategies on
getting a 21 month old to let me brush his teeth or get him to do it
himself. Do you think this is too early to try? I'm getting concerned
about his dental care and he will NOT let me or anything in his mouth.
I don't want this to become an "issue" for him so I haven't "forced"
the attempts too much. Any ideas???

Thanks
Marie, mom to Liam,ds,21 months





Tue Jun 7, 2005 3:11 pm

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Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has any great advice, tricks, or stategies on getting a 21 month old to let me brush his teeth or get him to do it himself....
marie1330
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Jun 7, 2005
3:12 pm

You deffinatly need to be brushing his teeth now. I can't remember how young we started. You are really supposed to when they get teeth. Try the stage 1 oral B...
Jennifer Yerington
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Jun 7, 2005
3:17 pm

Hi Marie, Im with you on the brushing the teeth thing and Isaiah is 4 and he has had caps put on all his back teeth and one white cap on a front tooth.. I...
nina silva
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Jun 7, 2005
6:41 pm

I can't be of any help. Joshua used to hate brushing teeth, they say start with the first tooth, at first a wet washrag, then advance to a soft tooth brush. I...
Georgia
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Jun 7, 2005
6:55 pm

Mackenzie is the EXACT same way. she hates having her hair brushed, teeth brushed, and face washed. It is a morning battle ritual. Monique ... From: nina...
Monique Corona
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Jun 7, 2005
7:41 pm

Am eager to be brushing, but we're STILL waiting on a tooth. Abby's almost 20 months!! Grrr... by the time she pops a tooth, she's going to give me **** (you...
Amy Geoffroy
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Jun 8, 2005
2:28 am

Dear Friends: My son is now 15 years old still need help with the daily teeth brush. But we got the routine done every day, in morning and evening before his...
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elaine200110036
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Jun 7, 2005
9:50 pm

Hi Marie, Tait's been brushing for a long time. They have baby (natural-no chemical) flavored toothpaste at target and most places. The way I got Tait to use...
jttdavis
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Jun 7, 2005
10:25 pm

Oh my I spent most of the day at the Children's Hospital yesterday. We had a dentist appointment that did not go well. Not only did I have to hold Joshua...
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leesajjl
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Jun 8, 2005
5:46 pm

Lisa, I am so sorry! That is very hard to face. Maybe you could get a second opinion? I hope everything goes ok for you guys. Hang in there. Jennifer ...
Jennifer Yerington
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Jun 8, 2005
7:23 pm

Force the attempts.Really. My Scottie will be 4 tomorrow (if anyone want to wish him a Happy B-day, my 6yr old would get a kick out of that), and I wish I had...
Amy S
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Jun 10, 2005
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Thanks to all who responded about brushing teeth advice, it’s nice to know I ’m not the only one dealing with this issue. Liam is very stubborn( ...
marie spence
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Jun 10, 2005
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Happy birthday Scottie...from Nina, diondrea, Tania and Isaiah who will be 5 on June 12th Amy S <amys1966@...> wrote:Force the attempts.Really. My...
nina silva
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Jun 11, 2005
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Oh thank you so much! We just got done having his B-day party. He was SOOOOOO cute. He's watching his new Wiggles dvd now. He is just mezmerized! (sp?) nina...
Amy S
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Jun 11, 2005
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... will be 5 on June 12th ... B-day, my 6yr old would get a kick out of that), and I wish I had done better in the past. ... much early on, I chose not to...
courtneylea22
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Jun 13, 2005
6:47 pm

Great advice! Thanks! ... will be 5 on June 12th ... B-day, my 6yr old would get a kick out of that), and I wish I had done better in the past. ... much early...
Amy S
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Jun 14, 2005
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I have a 21 month old and I sing a little song to the beat of Jingle Bells and that worked for us. It goes like this Brush your teeth Brush your teeth every...
mom2littlebit
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Jun 14, 2005
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That little song is so cute! mom2littlebit <mom2littlebit@...> wrote:I have a 21 month old and I sing a little song to the beat of Jingle Bells and that...
Jennifer Yerington
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Jun 14, 2005
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Cute song, I've been trying to come up with one and that's perfect. Singing gets us through dressing, washing face, clean up time, etc...now I have one for...
marie spence
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Jun 14, 2005
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Hi Amy that post was mine. I do the same thing with Joshie between my legs and have for over a year two times daily. He doesn't fight me 1/2 as much as he...
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leesajjl
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Jun 10, 2005
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Sorry Amy--I had to laugh at your post. Sounds just like what we used to do with Michael. If people had seen us, they would have thought we were abusing our...
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Jun 10, 2005
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Jen, I remember when you were downing yourself for this..........see, it just happens sometimes. lol ... From: MandMmom518@... To:...
Angie Tate
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Jun 10, 2005
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Mariah is 5 and I did a horrible job of getting her teeth brushed. I took her to the dentist and he said they looked fine. He also told me about some kind of...
M Peck
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Jun 10, 2005
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My son, Kameron, is 3 and he's autistic. He has several sensory issues and one is his mouth! I literally had to pin him down on the floor and straddle myself...
Renee Garcia
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Jun 11, 2005
5:53 am

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCOTTIE!!! ... From: Amy S Date: 06/09/05 21:03:09 To: down_syndrome@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [down_syndrome] Brushing teeth Force the...
rloree@...
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Jun 11, 2005
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Thank you! "rloree@..." <rloree@...> wrote:HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCOTTIE!!! ... From: Amy S Date: 06/09/05 21:03:09 To:...
Amy S
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Jun 12, 2005
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we sing the barney song. Well I'm brushing my teeth on the bottom because I wouldn't want to say that I forgot them. And while I'm brushing my teeth and...
rloree@...
leesajjl
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Jun 14, 2005
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Well the sad thing is that I was singing it in my head as I read it. That dang Barney. We have all the movies and the CD's for the car. I could name any Barney...
Jennifer Yerington
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Jun 14, 2005
8:42 pm

Tooo funny!!! lol lisa ... From: Jennifer Yerington Date: 06/14/05 16:43:09 To: down_syndrome@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [down_syndrome] Re: Brushing teeth ...
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