If ever there was a good habit that should be learnt at an early age, then cleaning your teeth is it. Enlist the help of your dentist, who will help to explain why we need to clean our teeth. Explain when we need to brush our teeth, including after meals and bedtime. Take this opportunity to explain why we don’t share toothbrushes and towels.
You will need:
- Two toothpastes
- Large plastic bowl
- Tube of toothpaste
- Two cups
- Face mirror on a stand
- Medium jug filled with water
- Two hand towels
- Tray
- Put thematerials, with the mirror in the centre. Half-fill on ecup with water and put it to the right of the bowl. Keep your child’s tooth brush, cup and towel on the tray and place out of reach until it is his turn.
- Release the top of the toothpaste tube and squeeze out a small amount ( no bigger than the size of a pea).
- Brush your teeth and gums slowly, while looking in the mirror. This will help your child to understand how to use mirror.
- Rinse out your mouth with water from the cup. With the remaining water, pour over the toothbrush and clean the bristles. Wipe your mouth with towel.
- Bring your child’s materials forward, and make sure they are set out in the same positions you had before.
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