For as long as I can remember I’ve always instilled into my boys how important it is
to brush their teeth. I think all parents should do this, even when your children are babies, use a soft brush and gently rub your babies gums to get them used to
it.
I love the look of amazement n Charlie’s face when he watches me brushing my
teeth and then trying to copy afterwards by brushing his own. Ok, he’s only 16
month old so can do them properly himself but its great to see that he is
trying and is learning how to do them. It’s the same with Thomas although he’s been more of an excuses type. Always
trying to think of ways to get out of it. Thomas has always found brushing his
teeth a bit of a chore and so sometimes we have arguments and bribes just to
get him to brush his teeth.
suitable for children. Straight away Thomas was intrigued by the Design It battery powered toothbrush. I showed him how to switch it on (a simple click on/off button). At
first he was very apprehensive, he didn’t want to put it in his mouth so
started by brushing his teeth with it switched off. After a bit he turned it on
a found that it was in fact quite fun. Thomas actually liked using the toothbrush and over the next few days I noticed him actually wanting to go
brush his teeth just so he could use his new toothbrush.
personalise it yourself. This is also great for young children as it means that
they get to choose how it looks and have some control which in turns means they
are more likely to use it. The only one thing about it is that most of the
stickers are very dark or dull. Not really a big issue but when the toothbrush
is already dark blue they do become a bit lost. I think it would benefit from
some bold brightly coloured stickers which will stand out more but that is me
just being picky.
actually petrified of the electric toothbrush and won’t go near it. His
toothbrush has a small handle and a small head, the perfect size for him. The toothbrush has multi-height bristles which thoroughly clean teeth of all sizes. We
were also sent a tube of children’s toothpaste suitable for 0-3 years. Both boys like the flavour of
the toothpaste. Most normal ones have a very strong, minty taste so having a
children’s one means it’s mild yet still has all the cleaning ability. Colgate have created this range especially to look after children’s precious teeth.
One thing that does play on my mind is, how do I know if their teeth are fully
clean? Well Colgate now have a solution for this. They have brought out a
pre-wash called Plax Magic. A blue mouth wash which children use before brushing their teeth. It
tints the teeth and plax a bright blue colour which helps children to learn where they need to brush. You can then check you
child’s teeth to make sure that they have got everywhere. Any tooth not cleaned
properly will still be blue so you can then make sure they learn to clean each
tooth.
they have though of ways to make brushing teeth fun with the stickers on your
toothbrush and blue mouthwash. The biggest change I’ve noticed is the fact that
Thomas actually likes brushing his teeth, which means Colgate are
doing their job perfectly!
You can purchase all these Colgate products in most leading supermarkets.
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ive never seen that mouthwash before. its such a good idea. Mmy kids wuld love brushing the colour off there teeth
What a great idea. Love that the teeth are dyed until cleaned properly.
Anything that makes kids WANT to brush their teeth must be a winner.
Spot on with this write-up, I really think this site needs far more attention. I’ll probably be returning to see more, thanks for the info! Mens Watches