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Again the child refuses to brush his teeth?

This is how you will teach him to cooperate

The wars over brushing your teeth in the morning and in the evening have exhausted you?

There is something to do.

Dana Hovesh, a certified parent counselor at the Adler Institute and the Ministry of Education, explains how to harness the child and explain to him how important it is to brush teeth

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Daniel Sarantsky, in collaboration with JAMA

Saturday, 06 November 2021, 22:44 Updated: 22:50

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When you get organized in the morning, hurry to work and the child again refuses to brush his teeth and delays you - it can definitely be frustrating.

After all, brushing teeth is just a simple operation that we all perform in a ritual every morning and evening, so why are the little ones so difficult to cooperate?

Dana Hovesh, a certified parent counselor at the Adler Institute and the Ministry of Education, explains that toddlers from the age of about a year and a half, following their cognitive and motor development, begin to discover the world.

Each experience is something new and exciting for them, they feel their power, discover their independence and desires (which are not always the same as our desires), and so does their self-confidence.

At the same time, they examine our reactions and look for the boundaries - what is allowed and what is not, where the boundary is clear and where it is possible to insist.

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When does the difficulty begin?

When they want to do and decide everything on their own.

They struggle and say a lot "do not want!"

Or "I'm alone!"

And you on the other hand are starting to lose patience and even resist.

Since brushing your teeth is impossible to give up, but of course you do not want to spend every morning and evening in the war, you are probably looking for a solution.

So how can you help your child learn to brush his teeth in a good spirit?

It can be done in a good spirit.

Child brushing teeth (Photo: ShutterStock, Vitalinka)

Explain your message,

for example, "I take great care of your teeth. When you don't brush and take out all the food that has accumulated in your mouth all day, holes are formed and it can hurt," "Everyone brushes their teeth, so we stay healthy." In this way you explain yourself to the child and demonstrate to him a respectful way that invites him to cooperate.

allow him to feel his power by letting him choose between two options, under your own restrictions. For example: "Do you decide today which brush / toothpaste is brushed" or "Do you choose the green or red brush?".

at the age of six months You can let the child hold the brush and play with it in the mouth, and from the age of a year and a few months the child can stand on his own stool, open the tap (carefully) and try applying the ointment on the brush. The independence you encourage in the child will contribute to the process and bring him to cooperate.

Find a song that the child loves that will accompany the brushing of the teeth, allow the child to brush your teeth for you, offer him to bring a doll that will brush her (as if) her teeth and more. Everything that will work - it's fine.

In any case - do not use force. The child's body is in his possession and you must respect him and his body. Explain to him logically and in terms that he will understand the result of not brushing his teeth: "Those who do not brush their teeth will not be able to eat sweets, because sugar harms the health of the teeth (logical result), We'll keep the border we set with kindness, that is, we will be firm to ourselves and not allow candy, and we will talk to him kindly "I'm sorry sweetie, you can not get candy today because you did not brush

Dental yesterday, but you can eat tomorrow after brushing tonight, I trust you choose right. "It is important to be empathetic his difficulty, commiserate and offer another option" want to remove from the refrigerator an apple or a pear? ".

Note that the problem may be stated (refusal Shoe Teeth) is not the real problem (difficulty in belonging) and that the child is in power struggles with his parents.In such a situation one should seek parental guidance so as not to cause escalation in the relationship.

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