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Try sitting on the floor with your legs in a V sit position. Lay him down with his head closest to you, and hold him with your legs. Then brush. Try a finger toothbrush, too, as it's easier to use your finger, than it is to try and hold am actual tooth brush.

You may have to pin him down like the previous commenter described. Lots of toddlers don’t like having their teeth brushed as it takes away independence, but it needs to be done. I would not recommend a finger brush though as your toddler will bite your finger. I just use a toddler toothbrush

I agree with Ashley and Kassidi. It takes mental and physical strength to handle toddlers. Careful of those who may then say holding your child down is abuse.🫥

My daughter is two next month and she will only let me brush her teeth if we sing ABCS or twinkle twinkle 😂 I try my best to sing slow because once the song is over so is tooth brushing

We use tasty toddler toothpaste, now he lets me brush and will just happily sit there. First couple times I let him try himself and he just chewed on it but liked the taste

You have to clean them....there's 100 ways to try to make it fun Pretend there's bugs in his teeth (channel your inner child entertainer) Pretend there's tv show characters in his teeth Sing a toothbrush song Watch a tooth brushing video Make a cave out of towels and brush teeth in there Let him choose from a few different toothbrushes and toothpastes Make it a race (let's see if mummy can do it before I count to 20!) But if nothing works, you have to hold him down and do it. But try the fun approach first every night. You want a positive association with it, not a negative one.

I am with everyone else too. My toddler is extreme when it comes to bushing her teeth. She will scream and run away and shut her mouth so that it is nearly impossible to do it. But we have to force her, it must be done. I try all the techniques described above, if nothing works, I just get on with the job and then we cuddle. ☺️

There’s some tooth brushing songs on YouTube that we’ve found really help. See if you can find one with his favourite Tv character in

Brushing is a non negotiable in our house. My daughter now does it willingly but when she was small I used to have to pin her in position. My youngest has 2 teeth through already and she hates me brushing them but again it's not a choice and at the moment she just cries when I do it so her mouth is open. Id rather a couple of minutes of crying than poor oral health

My daughter screams bloody murder when we do it, but it's waaaay too important not to. Like the first comment said, that's how we have her while we brush. You're supposed to aim for 2 mins, but we don't always get that. We always brush twice a day though with toothpaste now she's 18 months