Getting 20 month old to brush teeth???

[Carrie]

Thanks for all the great ideas. I'll have a try tomorrow, he is sooooooo stubborn though, so we'll see. I'll let you know how it goes....

[Kazbah]

We did a lot of brushing with just water to begin with - and he upgraded to toothpaste at age 2.

He brushes his teeth, then he lets me do his once over ... then we rinse and spit (that's fun to teach!)

[cindyb]

I was going to suggest soem role playing! it worked really well for one of my friends and now her kids all ask if its time to go to the 'dentist' yet.
She is a real dag- but has a mask and she puts it on and plays dentist! So funny!

[Carrie]

thanks guys, I've tried letting him brush my teeth then seeing if he'll let me brush his - no go. Will, try to brush his while he does mine next....