Brushing teeth- how often do your kids brush per day?

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Anonymous wrote:Twice a day and maybe 30 seconds. Heck, I don’t brush for two minutes!

Same.

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Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one that still brushes my 3 and 5 year olds teeth for them? Most of the time full 2 minutes. We use oral b electric brushes from Costco. I had so many cavities as a kid bc my parents didn’t care.

I brysh my almost 5 year olds. She asks and i dont mind.

I brush at night, kids brush by themselves after breakfast. I don't do full 2 minutes. Dentist always says we are doing a good job of brushing, so I go by that. Our dentist said until age 8, we should be assisting.

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Anonymous wrote:Do your kids brush 2 minutes 2 times per day?

Yes!

[Anonymous]

6 and 4. They brush their own teeth in the morning - probably about 30 seconds, maybe get 3 teeth. In the evening, we brush their teeth for 1 minute. Their dental checkups have been great.

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Twice a day most days. I don't pay attention to how long, but more that we get each tooth. I'm just glad they are doing it. Kids are 4 and 6. I still help the 4 year old, the 6 year old has started doing it on her own.

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Once per day, at night only. Maybe 30 seconds. Dental checks up have been great too.

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My kids are older but we all got sonicare electric toothbrushes. I never knew you had to brush for 2 mins until their dentist told me that it was recommended practice to do that. The sonicare toothbrush or any other electronic toothbrush has a built in timer which makes it much easier to adhere to the 2 min standard. That's been a game changer. Also, as your kids get older, get a tongue scraper.

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We use the Wiggles and Oral B apps, so yes... help.

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I’m sorry, but no kid brushes twice a day for 2-3 minutes. Not does any adult. Count 120-180 seconds and then respond.

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Another mom admitting my kid (7) only brushes once a day (at night).

Somehow we never slotted it in our routine-- she's good with routines, so we could. I've tried a couple of times, but it hasn't taken because I'm unfortunately a bit lazy about it. Gross though it may be, I have some sensory issues that have always made me brushing-averse, so I only consistently brush at night myself, and then I do brush mid-morning now that I'm home all day, but just weekdays.

The good news is that she flosses every night, and she does brush for 1.5-2 minutes, so that's something?

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Very age dependent. My 3 year old brushes twice a day, maybe 10 seconds each time. My 7 year old does it 90 sec each time. 7 yo has a timer but starts it before he puts toothpaste on.

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Twice a day with a toddler for about a minute each time. I count to sixty aloud.

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DS Is 4. We let him brush his teeth in the morning then we brush his teeth and floss at night

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We put a second set of toothbrushes in the kitchen and it’s drastically increased the morning teeth brushing.

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My 8yo does hers herself twice a day. I brushed her teeth for her until she turned 8. Cavity free so far.