I’ll be the first to admit it, I couldn’t get Red to brush his teeth until he turned two. I know, I know. Horrible Parenting 101. He had a teether with bristles that the dentist gave us to get him used to having bristles in his mouth, but when I came anywhere near him with a toothbrush (characters be damned), he could start screaming bloody murder. Suddenly, when he was two, I decided to implement the monkey see, monkey do method. I brush my teeth in front of Red, so does Hubs. But not just when it’s time for us… when it’s time for HIM. We showed Red hot to brush his stuffed animal’s teeth. That was key. Suddenly, with a little fruity baby toothpaste and the re-emerged character toothbrush, he was brushing! Now, each night, I set up our tooth brushing “center” while Red bathes and as soon as he is dry, we break out our Disney timer and start brushing.
Do you have to urge your kids to brush for the proper amount of time? OralB has made it even easier to get your kids brushing. The new and FREE OralB Disney Timer App features over 10 Disney Characters and 4 Marvel Superheroes to personalize as well as fabulous music and an interactive timer to brush away suds and show reveal a Disney picture. The app looks like this in the app store:
How do you encourage good teeth brushing habits? Red LOVES his new app – he’s been asking for “Dusty Crophopper” every night after bathtime. And let’s be honest… the app’s not just for the kids… Now what are you waiting for? Get in there and start brushing!
Great idea with the stuffed animal friend! I can see how that would totally work!
My hubby is tall like Tosh. I’m sure he would appreciate the space compared to his Escort. lol
It was interesting to look at the car from this perspective.
Oh I think my girls would love this tooth brush app. They like to brush, but I would like them to do it longer and in all the right places. Disney is their favorite anyway.. Thanks for sharing!
I’m going to download that app for my SIX year old! So cool! You’re making me think I really need to start getting my one year old twins used to the toothbrush now!
I think my son might enjoy this app too. I try to make brushing his teeth exciting but sometimes it can be a task.
I love his red hair. Very cute. The toothbrush timers are a great idea.
God he is cute! I never had much of an issue with my oldest son, but my little guy has always given me a run for my money when it comes to brushing. He flat out refused to spit out the toothpaste for years. I think he was probably close to 5 before he finally started doing it.
What a little cutie pie you have there! My five-year old does a pretty good job, and the two-year old is getting better. I love the idea of a toothbrush timer. I know we don’t brush their teeth for long enough…
That’s a downright reasonable price for that Outback. it’s a good looking car too!
I saw a commercial for Subaru (or was it Honda?) that featured Shingeki no Kyojin and I was like I NEED ONE!! xD It’s gotta be way better than the granny car we’re driving around right now.
I am totally amazed at all of the creative ways that there are out there now to help kids along their way with learning good preventative health habits. This is really a cute system.
Great price for the car and loved reading this one!
Your boy is precious! I’ll have to get that app for my grandkids when they are here.
Wow, this is really neat. I have never seen anything like this. I normally sing a little tune for my kids so they know how long to brush their teeth, but they would like this a lot better. What an adorable, handsome little man you have there.
Well if a subaru is good enough for that dreamy man…it’s good enough for me LOL. We are looking for a new vehicle so I will have to check them out.
Never driven a subaru, I do have a friend that swears by them though.
Just when I thought I’d seen it all, there’s an app that helps kids brush their teeth! What a great way to motivate little ones!
I could probably still use this for my teen! Fighting with her to brush is NO fun!
You had me at stickers. 🙂 This sounds great, and your little one is a great model for healthy brushing. 🙂
A timer app is a genius idea! We don’t have to much of a problem with the actual brushing teeth it is the flossing that is the worst. We bought a water flosser and it has been working out great for our daughter and us as well.
I love the safety features and ratings of the Subaru. I’ve never driven one, but I like the looks of them. Next year sometimes we will be in the market for a new vehicle, I will have to look into it then.
I actually REALLY love Subarus! They’re so cool and seem spacious. I love how they are “outdoorsy.”
These are really cute brushes! My daughter hates brushing so I’m going to try this!
I have friends & family who swear by Subaru but I’ve never driven one myself.
We have fun little rituals for our kids too. They love to brush for a song on the CD player in our playroom.
I make my kids hum happy birthday twice while they’re brushing! I love that this has stickers though. That would be a great incentive!
This is so cool! I wish they had toothbrushes like this when my girls were little.
Was just talking to a friend about this post today 🙂 Her little guy won’t brush for anything.
My son LOVES the app. Morning brushing was always the most difficult for us, and now it’s a breeze.
I’ve watched my kids “brush” their teeth. I can barely get them to do it let alone for brush for 2 minutes. We’ll have to get these brushes and try out this app!
What a handy little app that is! My kids are a bit too old for it, but I have some younger nieces and nephews that this would be perfect for! I can’t wait to share it with them!
Sounds like an impressive car. I like the safety features. I’ll ask my husband to test drive one when we go car shopping.
My parents had 3 Subarus and my mother still swears it was the best car she’s ever owned. I even drove an old ‘box’ style Subaru when I was young. We ended up donating it because it never died!
I absolutely LOVED my subaru. We had to trade it in a few years ago because we were running out of space with our growing family. 🙁
i saw a sports car yesterday, it was really nice looking, imagine my surprise when i saw it was a subaru.
I don’t usually watch Tosh BUT having seen him next to other celebrities in pictures you can tell he’s one TALL man. My hubs is the same height and he’s always complaining that our HHR doesn’t give him enough leg room. I think I’ll try and sell him on the Outback for our next car 🙂
What a great idea for an app. I love that it is synced with the toothbrush and not just us “entering whatever” so it holds us all accountable. I will have to check this out with my twins soon!
I don’t think I have ever drove a Suburi but some of them look pretty cool.
What a great idea. And such a fun way to get them excited about brushing their teeth!
I love that there is an app for them. We are a very big into technology family and this would be great, even for my non-toddler kids 🙂
This is really neat! Once we started using an electric toothbrush for Anna, brushing was less of a struggle. That timer app is really cute, too!
This is great to help make sure kids have great brushing skills for life!
This is a fun post! I wouldn’t say Joel McHale is dreamy IMO, but i can see how you might think that.