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Our dentist said age 8 so that's what I did. I just would have felt so guilty if they brushed themselves and got a cavity because I wasn't checking

anyway, DS turned 8 in September and he just had his 1st check-up (since I stopped checking) and the dentist said his is doing a great job - no cavities

eta: In the AM they do it on their own since age 5 - I only checked at bedtime

Our dentist said that he won't have the coordination to do it well on his own until he can tie his shoes. And even then we should be still doing a once over because kids are kids.
She said done once and for all at like 7/8 I think?
We have an appt coming up next week so I'll ask again. (He's only 2.5 so we have plennnnnty of brushing left in our future. Lol.)

DS is 4.5 and we still do the majority of the brushing. We've always done it - unfortunately, he has my teeth and has some cavities he already has to have filled in his molars in between his teeth. Our teeth are so tight, and though we floss with him too, we're prone to cavities. I'll continue to at least check him for a while.

We recommend up to age 8-9 depending an maturity

We brush DS at 4. He's pretty good when he tries on his own but I doubt good enough.

i let my 5yo brush in am herself. We brush after she does for bedtime especially back teeth. She's kind of resistant to doing it herself too!