Brushing Teeth Made Fun for Kids
This post is sponsored by Lunchbox. All opinions are my own.
It’s never fun to have to nag or remind your kids to brush their teeth. Instead, if you can get your kids excited to brush their teeth by making it fun, they’ll start reminding you! Nothing’s better than having the kids want to brush their teeth.
Tips to Make Brushing Teeth Fun!
Make it routine – To get started, you have to make it routine first. Even just a few days in a row can be enough to make a routine for the kids where they will start to remind you instead.
Lead by example –聽Let your children see your own healthy habits and they’ll be more readily accepting of brushing their teeth. Kids like to emulate adults and so getting to mimic you in brushing their teeth will be fun!
Start young – The younger you start with your kids, the easier and more accepting of the new habit your children will be. Older kids will be quick to come up with excuses where as young children will find the new habits exciting to try.
Let them do it – Even if your kids aren’t perfect at brushing, let them do it themselves! You can always follow up and help get spots they missed at the end, if needed. Giving them a chance to do it on their own builds their sense of accomplishment and independence, too.
Bring on the Superheroes (and Princesses) – Grab products that will make them excited to use them – like a toothpaste with their favorite characters or mouthwash with a cool pump.
Make it easier聽– Look for products that will help make the whole process easier like floss sticks that the kids can easily hold as opposed to string floss that they will likely struggle with. Introduce an electric toothbrush when they are old enough to use one which will make it more effective and easier for them to brush properly.
Sonicare for Kids
My 4 year old just started using a聽Phillips Sonicare for Kids electric toothbrush. He thought it was so cool to use an electric toothbrush like his dad’s. It was also a lot easier for him to brush. Since he is still so young, I usually have to help him quite a bit. Having a toothbrush that does the scrubbing action for him really helps to get his teeth clean.
This toothbrush comes with 8 different designs so you can customize the toothbrush to their own personality. It is 75% more effective than a manual toothbrush in hard to reach areas, making it perfect for kids. It uses an easy start feature that slowly increases the time over 90 days until it reaches the recommended 2-minute brush timer. The Sonicare for Kids also has two intensity settings, so it’s great for sensitive teeth.
The Sonicare for Kids electric toothbrush would make a wonderful gift or stocking stuffer this holiday season. Many聽have a tradition of giving toothbrushes every year, why not make it electric and switch to replacement brush聽heads in the stocking every year?
When they are old enough, an electric toothbrush can help kids do a better job of keeping their teeth clean even if they aren’t the best brushers. The toothbrush does most of the work (and times them!) so they just have to keep moving the brush around.
I entered the contest I would love to win a $1000 giftcard to Walmart. How fun is this toothbrush for kids they can pick out all the fun designs!
My son was just asking for a Sonicare Toothbrush the other day. I’ll have to go check these out.
No kiddos here, but I’m a little jealous that brushing my teeth wasn’t this fun when I was little! I also want to upgrade to an electric toothbrush.
These are great tips, my kids use to love brushing their teeth at night because they knew story time was next. The morning was another story.
What a neat way to personalize your child’s toothbrush! Adding fun to dental hygiene always makes kids enthusiastic about brushing their teeth!
My son has had an electric toothbrush for a few months (he’s 3.) He’s been seeing a dentist since before the age of 2 – he hates going, and I’m hoping he’ll begin to make our trips a little easier soon!
My son LOVES to brush luckily. He is way into the toothpaste flavor! 馃槈
My kids know how important it is to brush, they just hate it! I am needing to come up with fun ideas so this is very helpful!
I like how sonicare allows for kids to decorate their toothbrush how they want it! Very helpful tips on getting kids to create healthy oral habits!
My kids know how important it is to brush but they hate doing it. Making it fun is something I’m working on so maybe a cool new brush or even a Character brush is in order!
My kids hated brushing their teeth. I always bought products with their favorite characters to get them excited about it.
Our Granddaughters mother just told us that our Granddaughter needs a new toothbrush. This would be a fun one to get for her.
Good advice. Routine is a great way.
My youngest needs one like this. He needs one to help him get excited for brushing.
I had thought about getting my boys each one of these for xmas, but missed the boat. I still might get them a late gift, though.
Great tips and very helpful for me. I have a 3 and 5 year old and brushing teeth can be a challenge at times. One thing that works for me is singing. I have them sing a long tune that encourages them to open their mouth for back of the mouth brushing and then another tune (EEEEEE) to get the front. Thanks for your tips too!