Re: Brushing Teeth at 3 1/2



Shelley wrote:
> How can I teach my 3 1/2 year old to rinse and spit his toothpaste
> out. Until now I've used the non-flourinated kind but thought it was
> time to switch but he cannot get the hang of rinsing and spitting out
> the toothpaste. What exatly happens if he does swallow it.

My boys loved to practice in the bathtub. They learned much faster in there
because they got to see if they could hit the wall at a certain point etc.
It was easy to transfer that to the sink then.
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Nikki
Hunter 4/99
Luke 4/01
EDD 4/06


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