Do you brush your DC's teeth in the morning (those in daycare)?

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Anonymous wrote:OMG totally no, I also do not change his diaper or get him dressed or feed him breakfast in the morning. I also don't bother to buckle the carseat.

It's all just so time consuming that I don't bother because life is about ME and I can't be bothered to get up 10 minutes earlier to take care of these things...I mean I feed him in the evening so it's totally cool to skip the morning feed? Right???

But how much earlier do you need to get up to have time to be a complete bitch?

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Anonymous wrote:We are all just trying to do our best, I don't think the OP was looking for anyone to make her feel like a bad parent. No, I rarely remember to brush DC's teeth. It is a struggle to get a 2.5yr old & 6mo. old out the door. I focus on making sure he has a good breakfast & always brush his teeth b/f bed.

It takes 30 seconds and it is very important for your child's health, so no, if you fail to do it, you are not "doing your best."

Get with the program.

Someone took her bitchy pill this morning. And, if you're only brushing for 30 seconds, I would hardly say you are doing your best either. Proper brushing/flossing takes longer than that.

OP, we brush before nap and bedtime. That consists of brush, mouthwash and floss at night.
In the morning, we usually just rinse w/ mouthwash (Listerine for kids) and we have a non-rinse off toothpaste that we get on her teeth as best we can.
We have dental problems in our family and this is necessary for us. But, I also suggest that you start trying to do a bit more on the dental front. You'll be happy you did as they get older. Start with just a mouthwash (lots of flavors out there). Then work up to brushing in the a.m.

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Anonymous wrote:OMG totally no, I also do not change his diaper or get him dressed or feed him breakfast in the morning. I also don't bother to buckle the carseat.

It's all just so time consuming that I don't bother because life is about ME and I can't be bothered to get up 10 minutes earlier to take care of these things...I mean I feed him in the evening so it's totally cool to skip the morning feed? Right???

But how much earlier do you need to get up to have time to be a complete bitch?

Seriously. All the bitches are out this morning.

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Nope, we don't do it.

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I can't believe some of you just don't do it. Good oral hygeine is so important!

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Nice zing 10:15 We don't in the morning. We do every night for his bedtime routine. When he's better at it (he's only 17 months), we'll add it to the morning routine.

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Anonymous wrote:OMG totally no, I also do not change his diaper or get him dressed or feed him breakfast in the morning. I also don't bother to buckle the carseat.

It's all just so time consuming that I don't bother because life is about ME and I can't be bothered to get up 10 minutes earlier to take care of these things...I mean I feed him in the evening so it's totally cool to skip the morning feed? Right???

But how much earlier do you need to get up to have time to be a complete bitch?

OP herself admitted that she's not doing it because it's time consuming, well, so is everything else that you have to do for kids. You can't fail to take care of a basic need of your child because it takes time. I bet OP and all you other nonbrushers take the time to brush your own teeth. Why do you do it for yourself and not do it for your kid?

So you think I'm bitchy, I can handle that. I think it's that important of an issue. If someone posted that their kid does not like having poop diapers changed so they have decided to stop doing that in the morning, I hope everyone would jump in and tell the poster that is completely unacceptable.

I think it's bitchy to not take the time to brush your kid's teeth when there is a correlation between heart disease and dental health and because not brushing will likely lead to very painful dental work.

[Anonymous]

I do it but man do I hate it...she fights it.

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We just brush at night. Always forget in the a.m. I need to remind my DH, as he is the one to get her ready in the morning.

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I found once my kids could do it themselves the struggle was over. Maybe give her the toothbrush in the morning to do it herself? Won't be great brushing but hey she's getting nothing now!

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OMG. My son is four and we don't brush his teeth in the morning. My DH does drop-off and he can barely handle the whole dress him, feed him and buckle him in the carseat thing (I know the poster was being sarcastic - but my DH is not a morning person).

One more thing that falls into the "I thought I was a good parent, but it turns out I suck" category.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OMG totally no, I also do not change his diaper or get him dressed or feed him breakfast in the morning. I also don't bother to buckle the carseat.

It's all just so time consuming that I don't bother because life is about ME and I can't be bothered to get up 10 minutes earlier to take care of these things...I mean I feed him in the evening so it's totally cool to skip the morning feed? Right???

But how much earlier do you need to get up to have time to be a complete bitch?

OP herself admitted that she's not doing it because it's time consuming, well, so is everything else that you have to do for kids. You can't fail to take care of a basic need of your child because it takes time. I bet OP and all you other nonbrushers take the time to brush your own teeth. Why do you do it for yourself and not do it for your kid?

So you think I'm bitchy, I can handle that. I think it's that important of an issue. If someone posted that their kid does not like having poop diapers changed so they have decided to stop doing that in the morning, I hope everyone would jump in and tell the poster that is completely unacceptable.

I think it's bitchy to not take the time to brush your kid's teeth when there is a correlation between heart disease and dental health and because not brushing will likely lead to very painful dental work.

I do brush my kid's teeth every morning and night, as I shared earlier with OP in a nice, non smug way. What you don't seem to realize is that you can respond in that way too. There is no excuse, absolutely no excuse for rudeness. You don't have to be rude and smug, ever. Maybe you should be spending less time on oral hygeine and more time on showing some basic respect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's already a struggle to brush my almost 2 year old's teeth in the evening. Not really a struggle, I should say, just time consuming. Thinking that I should start doing it in the morning also, but DS is not a very happy toddler in the mornings and I need him dressed and ready for school, so I'm afraid to make our mornings more complicated (even though it seems to be a simple task).

Do you brush your teeth in the AM? There is your answer. My answer on daily bathing of a child in diapers is do you bath daily if you wear a sanitary napkin?

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Maybe you should be spending less time on oral hygeine and more time on showing some basic respect.

Amen, sister!!

We're lucky, 20 month old DS LIVES to brush his teeth. Seriously, we go in the bathroom for "teesh!" at least 7 times a day on the weekend when he is not in daycare. The things he hates ... getting diapered and dressed ... are, unfortunately, non-negotiable. I will be thankful when I no longer have to chase a screaming, wailing toddler all over my upstairs area, snatching an article of clothing off as he runs by or pinning him down to get another item. So if I had this kind of battle over brushing teeth ... yeah, I'd probably be slack about it. Mommy of the year trophy coming in the mail any day now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Maybe you should be spending less time on oral hygeine and more time on showing some basic respect.

Amen, sister!!

We're lucky, 20 month old DS LIVES to brush his teeth. Seriously, we go in the bathroom for "teesh!" at least 7 times a day on the weekend when he is not in daycare. The things he hates ... getting diapered and dressed ... are, unfortunately, non-negotiable. I will be thankful when I no longer have to chase a screaming, wailing toddler all over my upstairs area, snatching an article of clothing off as he runs by or pinning him down to get another item. So if I had this kind of battle over brushing teeth ... yeah, I'd probably be slack about it. Mommy of the year trophy coming in the mail any day now.

LUCKY! (done in my best Napoleon Dynamite voice)