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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not sure I’m understanding his hang up - why isn’t he brushing? It’s not time if he runs the electric toothbrush anyway. Sensitivity? Rebellion? Something else?[/quote] I have no idea, thus why I'm pleading with DCUM for advice.[/quote] I did something similar when I was a kid and teen, and still hate to brush my teeth. It’s hard to explain why - I guess it’s sensory in that I don’t like the sensation. I pulled all sorts of shenanigans to hide my lack of tooth brushing from my parents - most common being running water, wetting toothbrush, and making noise with the toothpaste tube. You can force your kid by watching him for the next few years, but I’m not sure it’s worth the fight. There are so many things we need to be up in our kid’s business about - grades, chores, curfew, etc that I don’t know that I’d fight about dental hygiene. Cavities are primarily genetic…though the braces do complicate things.[/quote]
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