Hey!
Two things, one taken from the entery I wrote on BabyCenter.com( just on a message board, no publishing offers yet.) The second just an amazong little blip.
Spencer picked up a shiny quarter off the coffee table this morning, studied it, and said " Here's a quarter Mama, here!"
Not that amazing you say?
We have NOT talked about the various forms of currency yet. AT ALL.
Genius I tells ya!
Okay now for the little entery : ( note : This was in response to a mother's lament about her son taking the toothbrush from her hands, and doing nothing with it, save for eating the toothpaste. )
Thank god that I am not the only mother that has a toothpaste sucker! My son Spencer, (22 months)loved, when he was an infant that is, to have his teeth brushed by mama. It was almost akin to nursing, it was such a bonding moment. Now, the toothbrush goes, in chronolgical order: 1.To his mouth( right side where a large portion of the toothpaste is inhaled )
2.Toothbrush is then pulled out of mouth and examined briefly.
3. To the floor,for further examination, as if it were not inadimate and was preparing to do a jig. 4.Into mama hands where it is hastily washed off with hot water,then recieving the infamous pea sized amount of the "berry"( I shant say I want to ever incounter a berry of a similar flavour in nature..I dont' think one exsists..) flavored toothpaste.
5.Back to entery 1. for another round, and finally, and with much ceremony, our friend, Senor Toothbrush, is thrown into the bathtub. Sigh. AND did I mention all the while, mama is trying to brush her teeth at the same time, using the theory that he will want to imitate mama? This action causes him to try and take my toothbrush from my mouth. AND I am singing "Brusha brusha brusha...." the whole time? ARRRGGGHHH. Maybe he just wants to taste a new flavour of toothpaste, and maybe I'm a bad singer. Probably both. Suffice it to say, at this age, it's a battle we all have to choose. The fact that we are guinely concerned shows that we are paying attention to our childs oral well being and that in itself is important. Holding a child down could make a child ALWAYS have bad feelings connected with brushing.That's not good. But to always let it slide, well that says that oral hygiene is not that important, and we all know it is. My answer then: Moderation I guess, there are nights when Spencer does a great job ( for only being alive 22 months ) of taking care of his teeth.Most nights go by the above schedule. I try to keep from too many sugary foods ( and I know that milk has sugars too, as well as juice, yadda, yadda,the undue sugars are the ones of which I speak) carrots and other crunchy foods, if your toddler will eat them, are good for oral hygiene as they produce saliva ( kind of like putting your mouth in an areobics class ) which in turn helps a little bit. Not enough that you should forgo brushing every night, or at least the attempt. Don't stress yourself out too much. Talk with his or her peditricitan and/or dentist. I am sure they can help too. OR.....keep asking on message boards like this..someone is BOUND to come up with an answer that will work. best best best luck to all of us Mamas ( and Daddies too!) 5032781
2:22 PM on 03/30/2005 Jennifer
more later
mama
Two things, one taken from the entery I wrote on BabyCenter.com( just on a message board, no publishing offers yet.) The second just an amazong little blip.
Spencer picked up a shiny quarter off the coffee table this morning, studied it, and said " Here's a quarter Mama, here!"
Not that amazing you say?
We have NOT talked about the various forms of currency yet. AT ALL.
Genius I tells ya!
Okay now for the little entery : ( note : This was in response to a mother's lament about her son taking the toothbrush from her hands, and doing nothing with it, save for eating the toothpaste. )
Thank god that I am not the only mother that has a toothpaste sucker! My son Spencer, (22 months)loved, when he was an infant that is, to have his teeth brushed by mama. It was almost akin to nursing, it was such a bonding moment. Now, the toothbrush goes, in chronolgical order: 1.To his mouth( right side where a large portion of the toothpaste is inhaled )
2.Toothbrush is then pulled out of mouth and examined briefly.
3. To the floor,for further examination, as if it were not inadimate and was preparing to do a jig. 4.Into mama hands where it is hastily washed off with hot water,then recieving the infamous pea sized amount of the "berry"( I shant say I want to ever incounter a berry of a similar flavour in nature..I dont' think one exsists..) flavored toothpaste.
5.Back to entery 1. for another round, and finally, and with much ceremony, our friend, Senor Toothbrush, is thrown into the bathtub. Sigh. AND did I mention all the while, mama is trying to brush her teeth at the same time, using the theory that he will want to imitate mama? This action causes him to try and take my toothbrush from my mouth. AND I am singing "Brusha brusha brusha...." the whole time? ARRRGGGHHH. Maybe he just wants to taste a new flavour of toothpaste, and maybe I'm a bad singer. Probably both. Suffice it to say, at this age, it's a battle we all have to choose. The fact that we are guinely concerned shows that we are paying attention to our childs oral well being and that in itself is important. Holding a child down could make a child ALWAYS have bad feelings connected with brushing.That's not good. But to always let it slide, well that says that oral hygiene is not that important, and we all know it is. My answer then: Moderation I guess, there are nights when Spencer does a great job ( for only being alive 22 months ) of taking care of his teeth.Most nights go by the above schedule. I try to keep from too many sugary foods ( and I know that milk has sugars too, as well as juice, yadda, yadda,the undue sugars are the ones of which I speak) carrots and other crunchy foods, if your toddler will eat them, are good for oral hygiene as they produce saliva ( kind of like putting your mouth in an areobics class ) which in turn helps a little bit. Not enough that you should forgo brushing every night, or at least the attempt. Don't stress yourself out too much. Talk with his or her peditricitan and/or dentist. I am sure they can help too. OR.....keep asking on message boards like this..someone is BOUND to come up with an answer that will work. best best best luck to all of us Mamas ( and Daddies too!) 5032781
2:22 PM on 03/30/2005 Jennifer
more later
mama
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