How To Teach Your Toddler Better Brushing Habits

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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tooth Fairy in a Box. All opinions are 100% mine.

From the moment your little one gets their first tooth, it’s time to be intentional about their oral hygiene. Before you know it, all of their baby teeth will grow in and they’ll be ready to start brushing on their own!

When it comes to establishing healthy brushing habits and preventing cavities long term, it’s important to start early! Now that our oldest has shown more of an interest in brushing his teeth, it’s the perfect time to help him develop better brushing habits that will last a lifetime!

To develop a dental routine that sticks, it’s so important to be consistent! Kids learn best by repetition, and to master a new skill such as brushing their teeth, you must create a solid brushing schedule that your little one can stick to. Don’t worry, creating a dental routine for your toddler doesn’t have to be complicated!

It’s actually pretty easy and with the help of the Tooth Fairy in a Box, it can be fun too! So if you’re ready to learn how you can help your toddler enjoy brushing their teeth, check out these three easy ways you can teach your toddler better brushing habits.

Teach Proper Technique

To help your little one develop better brushing habits, it’s crucial to teach them how to properly brush their teeth. But before you can get into the ‘how’, you want to equip them with the tools they need to get the job done right.

Tooth Fairy in a Box helps you set your child up for success with a state of the art Oral-B Kids Electric Rechargeable Toothbrush and Kid’s Crest Strawberry Rush Toothpaste.

The Oral-B Kids Electric Toothbrush is made specifically with your little one in mind! The round brush head is perfect for smaller mouths and the bristles are strong enough to ensure a quality clean, yet gentle enough to not irritate their little gums. It also comes equipped with a 2-minute timer making it easy for your little one to spend the recommended time brushing.

Not only does Tooth Fairy in a Box give your little one the tools they need to get a quality clean, but it also comes with an adorable book titled The Littlest Tooth Fairy. The Littlest Tooth Fairy is a wonderful story that explains the importance of good dental hygiene and breaks down the technique of brushing into tangible steps that your little one can easily follow. It has become a regular request at bedtime and now Judah knows to brush the front, top, and back of each tooth!

Be Consistent

Since Judah is only 3, he still needs help to get to those hard to reach nooks and crannies! So if you have a younger toddler, don’t worry if they need a little help in the beginning —- soon they’ll be able to brush on their own!

For now, it’s all about getting them excited about the idea of brushing and encouraging them to do so regularly (day & night preferably).

Tooth Fairy in a Box makes it easy to implement a regular brushing schedule with your little one thanks to their handy brushing chart! The brushing chart is designed to reinforce the habit of brushing by encouraging your little one to brush day and night for 30 days.

It comes with stickers that your toddler can add to the chart each day they brush and provides you with multiple opportunities to reward your little one for their consistency.

Since Judah loves stickers (I mean, what toddler doesn’t?), the brushing chart has been a huge hit so far! That said, I highly recommend that you hold on to the sticker sheets so that little hands can’t get a hold of them.

Go Beyond The Brush

In addition to brushing day and night, the brushing chart also encourages your little one to have at least one healthy snack a day with a designated ‘apple’ sticker.

As a mom, I love that Tooth Fairy in a Box makes it a priority to help your child become mindful of the different types of food that they eat and the impact that unhealthy, sugary foods can have on their teeth.

This has been a great opportunity to teach Judah that dental hygiene goes beyond the brush by helping him understand that eating healthy plays a big part in keeping his teeth healthy and strong. Not to mention, it helps build his confidence and eliminates any fear that he may have when it comes to his regularly scheduled visits to the dentist.

Let’s face it, cavities don’t happen overnight! So by teaching him that proper dental hygiene is more than brushing his teeth twice a day is a great way to build healthy habits that will last well into adulthood.

There you have it!

Three easy ways to teach your toddler better brushing habits!

In addition to the goodies mentioned above, Tooth Fairy in a Box also equips parents with everything they’ll need once their little one loses their first tooth including:

-Parent’s Guide to Becoming an Award-Winning Tooth Fairy
-Tooth Holder Door Hanger
-Tooth Fairy Letter & Envelope
-Selfie Photo Frame (so you can snap a photo to document that adorable gap!)

Although it’ll be a little while before Judah loses his first tooth, I’m confident that we will be ready when the time comes!

Ready to get your hands on the Tooth Fairy in a Box? Head over to toothfairyinabox.com to grab the entire box for only $34.99 – which is a major steal considering the Oral-B Kids Electric Rechargeable Toothbrush and Kid’s Crest Strawberry Rush Toothpaste retails for $35 alone!

You can’t find Tooth Fairy in a Box kit anywhere else but toothfairyinabox.com so be sure to grab yours before they’re gone!

Happy Brushing!

-Kermilia