How do you teach children to brush their teeth?

Now everyone thinks that children's self-help ability should be enhanced, because babies cannot always grow up under the protection of their mothers, and they always have to do things by themselves. First of all, they should be taught with small things such as brushing teeth, because many children are unwilling to brush their teeth when they are young. We should pay attention to protecting children's teeth. How should babies brush their teeth? The editor suggests that you should take it slowly and let the child adapt for a period of time.

“If you have good teeth in your childhood, you will suffer less in old age.” A good mouth of teeth in childhood is the foundation of good health in old age. However, many parents do not know how to teach their young children to brush their teeth, especially in some rural areas, where children aged five or six still do not know how to brush their teeth. This affects the health of children's teeth and even their future lives. Therefore, parents should seriously learn how to teach children to brush their teeth. So when is the best time for babies to start brushing their teeth?

Babies can start learning to brush their teeth after they are two years old.

Parents can buy children's special toothbrushes and mouthwash cups for their babies. Every day when parents brush their teeth, let their children learn to imitate brushing their teeth. Parents should be very patient in teaching their children the correct way to brush their teeth.

At the same time, we should cultivate children's interest in brushing their teeth. From 2 to 3 years old, after about 1 year of practice, babies can basically learn to brush their teeth. When your baby is 3 years old, he can brush his teeth independently.

It is best to brush your teeth once in the morning and once in the evening.

Place the bristles on the teeth near the gums, with the bristles and tooth surface tilted at a 45-degree angle. When brushing the upper teeth, brush from top to bottom with the toothbrush; when brushing the lower teeth, brush from bottom to top with the toothbrush. Brush each tooth surface 8-10 times.

When brushing your teeth, you should not only brush the outer sides of the teeth, but also the inner sides and biting surfaces of the teeth. Brush in a certain order, from left to right, and then from right to left.

Brush your entire mouth for about 2-3 minutes. Don't use too much force when brushing your teeth. You need to brush carefully and seriously to remove the plaque.

When the baby just starts to learn to brush his teeth, mom and dad should stand by to help and guide him. First of all, they should cultivate the child's hands-on ability. After the child develops the habit of brushing his teeth, he will think it is a normal thing. At the same time, brushing teeth should be done in a routine manner. Teeth are very important to people, so the editor recommends that babies should take care of their teeth from an early age.