tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196613470262449144.post270634044061792350..comments2024-03-04T09:58:32.563-06:00Comments on Random: Need Advice, PLEASE!Mary Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08117930865426577018noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196613470262449144.post-33588417679149697632008-09-23T09:04:00.000-05:002008-09-23T09:04:00.000-05:00We're lucky that Lainey lets us brush her teeth (G...We're lucky that Lainey lets us brush her teeth (Graham is another story, but he's still so little that we hold him down to do it).<BR/><BR/>She has a "spinning" brush that she thinks is really cool - I brush all of her teeth then it's her turn. Mitchell sounds like he's having a control issue, which is something we have with Lainey on just about everything else.<BR/><BR/>Maybe try a sticker chart - put it up in the bathroom and he can put a sticker on each number for each day and night he lets you brush ... then after like 7 days he can pick a place to go eat or a toy? Lainey really loves sticker charts that I make in Word using clip art. Right now we use one for getting dressed each morning.<BR/><BR/>Or just not moving on to the next part of the day until he does lets you do it. We've had some huge standoffs at our house (regarding handwashing, for example) and I've found that if I stand my ground and don't let her leave the room until she does what she needs to do, she does it the next time with no fuss, esp. if I remind her that it's "no biggie" and not worth crying and throwing a fit over like last time<BR/><BR/>GOOD LUCK ... three year olds are tough!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196613470262449144.post-52523832554984907052008-09-23T00:17:00.000-05:002008-09-23T00:17:00.000-05:00I'm with Jen. My dentist told me not to let them ...I'm with Jen. My dentist told me not to let them brush their own teeth until they were 5 or 6 and then make it a reward. "Congrats, you are so big and smart you can remove the plaque from your own teeth! YAY YOU!!"<BR/>That didn't work to terribly well at first and I had to go back in for a second round...but it was a good start.The Stiletto Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10206822797293852486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196613470262449144.post-51125849423714654392008-09-22T23:07:00.000-05:002008-09-22T23:07:00.000-05:00Hmm. I don't know how old your son is (and I'm ass...Hmm. I don't know how old your son is (and I'm assuming it's your son and not a husband or boyfriend). Because if it isn't your son, then your problem are completely different. Have you tried just brushing for him? That's the other option I give my son. I've only had to follow through once on the me brushing his teeth for him. He now handles it himself. What about rewards? Is he motivated that way?steenky beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570171606663745423noreply@blogger.com