The child hates brushing his teeth, should he let it go or yell at him? Parents learn 4 strokes to easily resolve

Sprite's father has very bad teeth. Both of them were laid off after graduating from junior high school. He was afraid of passing it on to Sprite, so when Sprite had teeth, he insisted on brushing Sprite every day. As Sprite grew up, my finger toothbrush was also laid off, and I replaced Sprite with a children's toothbrush, and I supervised Sprite to brush her teeth well every day.

Later, when I returned to work, I didn't pay much attention to taking care of Sprite, and I didn't supervise Sprite brushing her teeth for a long time. As a result, one day, Sprite suddenly told me "Mom, I have a toothache". I quickly took out the small electric stick and checked Sprite's teeth, only to find a gap in Sprite's big tooth. I asked Sprite if she didn't brush her teeth seriously? Sprite bowed her head and said nothing.

The next day, I made an appointment with a familiar dentist for Sprite to treat Sprite's broken teeth. In fact, according to medical surveys, the dental caries rate of children around 5 years old in China is as high as 66%, and the toothache caused by dental caries has a serious impact on children's physical and mental health.

There are still many parents who don't care about their children's oral health. More than half of Sprite's classmates have dental caries to varying degrees. Some children's serious front teeth are all black, and they are almost corroded. And there are quite a few parents who attach great importance to their children's oral health, but they have not been able to find a good way, and their children are always unable to cooperate. What should I do? Today we will talk about this issue.

the case

Two days ago, a friend told me that her child didn't like to brush her teeth, which gave her a terrible headache. Her daughter is 3 years old this year. No matter how coaxed she is, she just doesn’t like to brush her teeth. When she is told to brush her teeth, she is 10,000 unwilling. She finds all kinds of excuses to shirk. Pick up the toothbrush and water glass, turn on the tap, and play with the water there. Anyway, she just doesn't know how to squeeze toothpaste into the toothbrush and then brush her teeth. After that, she can't help her to brush her teeth forcibly every time. Just like this several times and three times, the child doesn't like to brush his teeth even more, and the friend's anger is getting bigger and bigger.

My friend couldn't figure it out at all, and I've explained the truth to my children. Why don't children like to brush their teeth? Even intimidation has no effect at all, and it feels like the parent-child relationship has become cold because of the problem of brushing teeth.

In fact, when it comes to solving the problem of children brushing their teeth, parents need to first understand the reasons why their children don't like to brush their teeth, find out where the problem is, and then break through the difficulties.

There are many reasons why children do not like to brush their teeth, parents must not ignore

There are two main reasons why children don't like to brush their teeth, one is physical and the other is psychological. Parents must distinguish them.

1. Emergence of self-awareness, entering the first rebellious period

When the baby is 2 years old, he has officially entered the budding period of self-awareness. The child still has self-awareness and has his own ideas. At this stage, the child does not know how to obey and will insist on his own ideas, so he will start to rebel against his parents and enter life. The first period of rebellion.

When it comes to brushing teeth, if the parents make any request, the child will deliberately do it in the opposite direction. The parent tells the child to brush his teeth from the left to the right. In fact, the child's behavior is intentional, just to see how you will react if you don't listen to you.

2. Deliberate behavior is to attract the attention of parents

3-year-old children need the company of their parents the most, and parents will always be tied down by other things. In order to attract the attention of parents, children will deliberately do some behaviors that can irritate their parents, which is deliberately "disobedient". ".

Therefore, many children do not brush their teeth on purpose, ink stains when brushing their teeth on purpose, and use wrong movements when brushing their teeth on purpose. I just want to see parents worrying about themselves, and then focus on themselves.

3. Don’t like your own toothbrush or the toothbrush is uncomfortable to use

Some children do not have such a strong self-awareness. They do whatever their parents tell them to do. They are usually very obedient, but they are reluctant to brush their teeth. Then parents should check whether the child does not like the style of the toothbrush. Now there are many styles of children's toothbrush on the market, and there are also many cartoon patterns. Parents can choose a style of toothbrush for their children that they like.

Some toothbrush bristles are very hard, and some toothbrush is uncomfortable to shake hands, which will affect the child's mood of brushing teeth. Parents can check the texture of the toothbrush and choose a comfortable and suitable toothbrush for the child, which will improve the child's comfort and comfort. Children will not be so repelled by brushing their teeth.

4. The taste of toothpaste is very important

Many adults' toothpaste has mint added, so it will feel refreshing when brushing your teeth. But children's senses are more sensitive, and mint is a bit too stimulating for children. Sprite like my family can't stand toothpaste with mint at all, even children's toothpaste. Therefore, when parents choose toothpaste for their children, they should choose carefully and choose a taste that their children can accept.

What are the general symptoms of children who don't like to brush their teeth?

Around me, there are many children who don’t like to brush their teeth, but each child’s performance is different. No matter what, it is enough for parents to have a headache. The specific children have the following performances.

1. The child will directly refuse

Some children are very straightforward and will directly refuse the parents' request to brush their teeth, and no matter how the parents try to persuade them, the children will not brush their teeth, or even go to the pool, let alone pick up a toothbrush and water cup. Even if the parents take the initiative to help brush, the children will keep their mouths shut, leaving the parents completely helpless.

Two, dawdling, procrastinating

As mentioned above, like the children of my friend’s family, when they talk about brushing their teeth, the action will be infinitely procrastinated. Guqiuguqiu here, Guqiuguqiu there, they just don’t get to the point anyway, and only the parents collapse in the end. Get into the topic of brushing your teeth.

3. Quick solution

There are some children who are very obedient and quick to respond. As soon as the parents say to brush their teeth, they go into the bathroom and pick up the water cup and toothbrush to squeeze toothpaste to brush their teeth. It came out, and the total time before and after was less than 1 minute, and the teeth were brushed. As a result, there was a smell of toothpaste in the mouth, but there were still food residues between the teeth, as if they had not been brushed.

How do parents with headaches generally solve the problems of children not brushing their teeth?

1. Negotiate good conditions with the child and give the child an attractive reward

In order to enable their children to brush their teeth or brush their teeth well, many parents will take the initiative to offer rewards to their children as a condition of exchange, hoping to promote children's behavior through material rewards.

But the child's desire is constantly improving. If you want this this time, you will want something else next time. It's like a bottomless pit, and the child's behavior has been in a passive state. A little reward from the parents has been interrupted. The child's behavior will naturally stop.

2. Try to scare children

I have actually used this trick, but with little effect. In order for Sprite to brush her teeth seriously, I used to tell her that if she didn’t brush her teeth, many big worms would come out of her teeth, and these worms would gnaw her teeth until they were all gone. If the teeth are gone, the worms will start eating her flesh.

At the beginning, Sprite was very scared and brushed her teeth seriously, but she was always afraid psychologically. Every time after brushing her teeth, she would open her mouth to let me check carefully for bugs. She would have nightmares at night, and once woke up crying in the middle of the night. Come on, tell me mom, I dreamed that a big bug bit me, it made me feel bad, and I will never dare to mention the big bug again. After a long time, Sprite forgot about the bugs, but she didn't care about brushing her teeth anymore.

3. Simple and rude yelling at children

Many parents are very irritable. After telling the child twice or three times, the child does not move, and the fire bursts out immediately. Use the simplest and most direct way to yell at the child. Under the pressure of the parents, the child can only brush his teeth obediently.

In fact, such behavior affects the child's emotions. It makes the child feel very unpleasant to brush his teeth, and will also have a serious sense of rejection for brushing his teeth. At the same time, this also makes the child develop a habit of dependence. Only when the parents get angry will they act, and this situation will continue to other things.

4. Buddha-nature management, whether you like to brush or not

Teeth are very important to people's health. Some parents think that the deciduous teeth have to be replaced sooner or later, and when the child has new teeth, he understands the truth and will naturally start brushing his teeth seriously.

But parents ignore toothache and gum health. If the deciduous teeth are severely carious, it will affect the health of the gums and directly affect the health of the permanent teeth that grow later. Therefore, the problem of children not brushing their teeth seriously cannot be left alone, and it cannot be solved by children changing their teeth.

Faced with children who have difficulty brushing teeth, smart parents do this

1. Brush your teeth early and demonstrate early

Under normal circumstances, children start to grow teeth around 6 months, which is also a signal to start brushing their teeth. At this time, parents should start brushing their children's teeth, wrap their fingers in a soft cloth, and dip the baby in water to brush their gums and small teeth. This is also a good example for the baby, so that the baby can adapt to the habit of brushing teeth early.

When the child starts to be curious about the action of brushing teeth, the parents can give the initiative to the child and let the child try to brush his teeth by himself.

2. Prepare a set of toothbrushes for your child

A large part of children's interest in brushing their teeth is brought about by dental kits. If children like dental kits, they will be very happy, and they will become more interested in brushing their teeth. This will naturally increase their interest in brushing teeth. You will find that children will be very happy every time. Actively and excitedly, I ran to the pool to brush my teeth.

3. With the power of picture books

Children like to listen to stories. Parents can take advantage of this, buy a picture book about brushing teeth, use the picture book to instill the knowledge of brushing teeth in children, and let them know the importance of brushing teeth.

4. Use nursery rhymes to teach children the correct way to brush their teeth

There are many nursery rhymes for brushing teeth. Parents can talk to their children every day, or teach them how to say these songs. When children are sensible, they will follow the steps of the songs to brush their teeth.