Brushing teeth

We do It together. I let my daughter brush my teeth while I brush hers. I kneel down in front of her in the bathroom. She has her Elmo toothbrush (she loves Elmo) Now every time she walks in the bathroom she says brush teeth.

@Jillian same, I started showing my baby how I brush my teeth, then I handed him his toothbrush, he knew what to do because he saw me doing it, so by letting him be confident about it he then let me do it to him with no problem, after I’m done doing the important thing, I give him the brush back( he was exactly 1 year and 1 month old when I started this) he’s now 1 year and 8 months

So I’m having trouble too. At 1 year and 15 months my son loved to have his teeth brushed. He’s been fighting it since 18 months. I think he wants to brush himself so he’s mostly fighting me helping him. We’re pushing through bc I really think it’s just a phase. He wants to put his own clothes on and buckle his high chair/car seat, put his shoes on, etc. so I’ve been giving him a choice of who brushed first and he brushes while his brother and I brush too. He loves the toothpaste we have so that helps too.

We’ve tried every tip we could find and nothing has worked so far. We’re not using brute force but he won’t open his mouth at all and also doesnt want to brush himself. Most nights I’m able to carefully brush his teeth after he’s fallen asleep. Not this past week though, he’s teething and extra sensitive and wakes every time I try 🥲 you’re not alone