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[quote=Anonymous]I might get flamed, but brushing teeth is not negotiable in my house. For our 1 year old we let her start brushing herself, then she goes across my lap, one arm so it is behind my back and, if necessary, I hold her other arm with my free hand. I brush while singing the abcs and twinkle twinkle. Now, 95% of the time is drama free, but it hasn't always been. If she clamps down her jaws, I use that time to brush the front and outsides, then try to pry her jaws open while distracting her. She laughs when I blow softly around her face, so that works a lot. I've also tickled her belly to get her to open her mouth. Since tooth brushing is nonnegotiable, I try a lot of distractions, but will force it if the brushings previously done that day weren't good. We took the same approach with our now 4 year old who had a complete set of chompers at 15 months. No cavities so far with her (fingers crossed). [/quote]
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