How to turn a child's tooth brushing into fun for it?

Created habits, in early childhood, remain for life.

Forming good oral hygiene habits is a way to show your growing child how to take responsibility for their own body. However, this is sometimes easier said than done because the children are motivated mainly by fun and pleasure, not by health and necessity. And no matter what stories you tell them about caries, kids really do not understand why they have to brush their teeth. If you want to put an end to their resistance, it's best to turn the brushing of the teeth into fun for them.

Allow the child to choose the most enjoyable toothpaste and toothbrush

Choosing a brush and toothpaste

• Allow your child to choose brush and toothpaste on his/her own. This can turn an annoying cleaning into a pleasant daily habit. There are plenty of colorful, fun-looking brushes with favorite film or book heroes, cars and dinosaurs, and some brushes "sing songs" at the time they are intended for tooth brushing.
• The brush should have a soft hair and a small, rounded head so it does not hurt delicate baby gums and washing should be pleasant. Otherwise, the child will not want to do it.
• Children's toothbrushes and toothpastes indicate the age they should be used in, so take them in consideration with your child's age.
• On the market you will find pastes with a different flavor and taste of strawberry, banana, apple, chewing gum and more. Allow the child to choose the most pleasant paste for him.

Games and fun while the baby is brushing his/her teeth

• Try to figure out fun games that make brushing teeth an exciting experience. Stories and examples involving his/her favorite hero would do great job.
• Help him/her to name and care for each tooth so that it is clean.
• Let him/her play with the toothbrush and clean the teeth of his/her favorite plush toy or doll.
• If you are still brushing your child's teeth, you can think of finding different animals in his/her mouth and chasing them with the toothbrush as giving a lot of descriptive details about the animal.
• Use your imagination to make the teeth brushing more cheerful.

Play their favorite song to extend the time for brushing.

Praise and encouragement

If the child is older, just let him/her put the paste on the toothbrush and praise him/her. This gives him/her a sense of involvement in the tooth brushing process. Be careful about the amount of paste.

Use the fact that after dinner, children are more alert and willing to spend enough time to brush their teeth. Play their favorite song to extend the time for brushing.

Like Mom and Daddy

• Young children like to copy the behavior of their parents, so the best you can do is give them a daily example of your own oral hygiene. Let him/her look at how you care about your teeth from an early childhood, and then show him/her how shiny and clean they are.
• Make it look like a privilege to have a beautiful smile and encourage the children to show their own smiles after their teeth are clean.
• Sit by him/her on the floor in the bathroom so that he/she can see what you are doing with the brush and try to imitate it. Give him/her the mirror to see where exactly to brush.

Different children react to different tactics, so you may need to experiment.