tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post9201591553010407401..comments2023-05-17T09:11:39.306-05:00Comments on This Heavenly Life -- Messy, Loud, Always Worthwhile: Weekly Column: How To Brush A Toddler's TeethThis Heavenly Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586469381231517883noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-27340602857824765852010-05-17T04:17:21.149-05:002010-05-17T04:17:21.149-05:00Do you find that Mia and Lauren responded equally ...Do you find that Mia and Lauren responded equally well to these sorts of games? Katherine always loved it when we pretended her toothbrush was a honeybee searching her mouth for bites of honey, but Penelope wasn't fooled for an instant. Brushing her teeth is still always a challenge, although I recently discovered that if I make up limericks, one after the other, and say them loud and fast and super-excitedly, she'll open her mouth (a little) and listen. <br /><br />So here's me at toothbrush-time:<br /><br />I'm the unstoppable mom!<br />I'll brush your teeth all day long!<br />Don't throw a fit,<br />'Cause I'll NEVER quit!<br />I'm the unstoppable mom!<br /><br />..and so on and so forth...until we're both exhausted...<br /><br />I'm glad to know I'm not the only one out there acting like an idiot in the name of good oral hygiene!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16644613647401437326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356238098880523445.post-46557063286081647512010-05-16T18:42:45.568-05:002010-05-16T18:42:45.568-05:00The best approach is to go at it in a funny way :)...The best approach is to go at it in a funny way :) Sounds like you guys have done an excellent job!<br />(I attribute clean teeth around here to electric kids toothbrushes.... best things ever!)Corinne Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07604810312185816792noreply@blogger.com