How to Get Your Kids to Brush Their Teeth

Video Transcript

"Hi. Are you struggling with how to get your child to brush their teeth, and you need to be consistent? Well, I'm Dr. Felicia, and I'd like to share a few tips with you, on how to get your child to brush their teeth. One of the first things you want to do is, kind of make it a game like activity. You want to make sure that your child has the right, different facilities that they might use. For instance, you might put a bench near the sink so they can step up to the sink, and they won't feel like they're falling, because it's important that they feel secure. The other thing you want to do is, get your toothbrush or toothpaste, something that they like, something that's kid like. In this case we happen to have an older toothbrush set that someone might use, but in a child's case, you would definitely want to get one that's playful, whatever action figure they might be using right now, or they might be in love with, you might follow that action figure toothbrush. But at the same time you want to teach the child consistently to brush their teeth. So it's not just one bedtime activity. Perhaps you want to teach them that after lunches it's okay to brush your teeth, and after dinner it's okay to brush your teeth, and then one more time before you go to bed. When you're doing that, of course we might be economical saving, we might say, teach them to turn off the water while they're actually brushing their teeth; have a little water saving technique, it's a green wise family. But at the same time teach your child that it is a playful art. You might brush your teeth along side the child to keep him company, so that they see it's a family activity. But make sure that they feel it's game like, it's very needed, and it's a very important activity that they participate in. With that in mind, please enjoy your selections of different properties, and objects that you can get for children brushing their teeth. But at the same time reinforce it with a playful attitude. And hopefully that will help. I wish you good luck in this endeavor, it's very important. And this is Dr. Ferrara signing off on, how to get your child to brush their teeth. God bless."