https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:23:34 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-your-lo-brush-their-teeth-for#post-2433599 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 17:40:41 +0000 MamaCate 2433599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: yes that is what mine said! We have had real battles about teeth brushing and at some piint we surrendered to letting her brush with us just doing a quick finishing. She said she is okay with the new plan (parent for the first minute, her for the second) but we will see what happens tonight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-your-lo-brush-their-teeth-for#post-2433443 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:47:39 +0000 DenverMom 2433443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have an electric toothbrush for my LO that buzzes when it's time to move to a different quadrant of the mouth and then it turns itself off after 2 minutes (so 30 sec per quadrant). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-your-lo-brush-their-teeth-for#post-2433436 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:45:38 +0000 Mamaof2 2433436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaCate: our dentist suggests that parents brush their kids teeth until age 8!</p> <p>sounds old but yep, I still brush my 7 yr olds teeth at night - I have him do the AM though - he just doesn't care enough to actually get them clean! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-your-lo-brush-their-teeth-for#post-2433434 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:44:05 +0000 MamaCate 2433434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: we have a firefly toothbrush from target that lights up for one minute. She does that twice! It takes the guesswork out of the timing. We just got back from the dentist who said we have to keep brushing instead if letting her because she is not doing it well enough! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-your-lo-brush-their-teeth-for#post-2433432 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:42:42 +0000 yoursilverlining 2433432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePeony: oh my gosh, that is so adorable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-your-lo-brush-their-teeth-for#post-2433424 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:37:35 +0000 PurplePeony 2433424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: DD likes to copy the kids in the video -- she does all the fake smiles, and laughs at the end, and then she shows Elmo her toothbrush when she's done brushing, haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-your-lo-brush-their-teeth-for#post-2433416 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:33:14 +0000 yoursilverlining 2433416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePeony: We used to use/watch that song too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-your-lo-brush-their-teeth-for#post-2433415 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:32:52 +0000 yoursilverlining 2433415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use a Disney timer app, which helps a lot! It gets LO brushing for at least a full minute (she always starts slacking off near the end of the timer :silly: ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-your-lo-brush-their-teeth-for#post-2433352 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 14:47:47 +0000 PurplePeony 2433352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: does your LO like Elmo? We use the Brush Your Teeth (Elmo feat. Bruno Mars) video on YouTube -- it's a little over a minute and a half. She "brushes" by herself during the song. Then, if she lets me finish brushing without protesting, I let her watch another short video. Yes, it's bribery...but I'm not above it if it makes brushing teeth less of a battle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-your-lo-brush-their-teeth-for#post-2433192 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 13:21:56 +0000 regberadaisy 2433192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HLK208: ok, I'm asking for a timer at our next check up. LOL! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-your-lo-brush-their-teeth-for#post-2433189 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 13:20:19 +0000 HLK208 2433189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Two minutes. Our dentist gave DS and DD1 a timer!</p> <p>DD2 protests though so I'm sure it's only 30 seconds? Twice a day? Ugh. It's such a pain to brush her teeth!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-your-lo-brush-their-teeth-for#post-2433182 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 13:17:03 +0000 regberadaisy 2433182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: what does it look like? We have a sand timer flipper thingie. And man, it feels LONG! LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-your-lo-brush-their-teeth-for#post-2433168 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 13:10:19 +0000 autumnlove 2433168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO 1 does it for close to 2 minutes and maybe 30 secs for LO 2. LO 1 likes the timer that her dentist gave her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-your-lo-brush-their-teeth-for#post-2433144 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 13:02:33 +0000 bunnylove08 2433144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have the crest app which has disney princesses. She will brush for 2 minutes because of it. She loves getting a "sticker" at the end. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-your-lo-brush-their-teeth-for#post-2432747 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 09:32:52 +0000 Alivoo01 2432747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Um, maybe 20 seconds?! He's 2.5 and that already is hoorah in our house. He'll let me help him after he brushes his own teeth, but he doesn't let me stay in there long. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-your-lo-brush-their-teeth-for#post-2432736 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 09:28:46 +0000 Bubbles 2432736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do it for him, and I don't time it, just try and brush each tooth thoroughly. It is nowhere near 2 minutes though! That seems overkill for what... 16 teeth? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-your-lo-brush-their-teeth-for#post-2432629 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 08:25:22 +0000 Mamaof2 2432629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know its suppose to be for 2 mins but honestly we do 1 minute - 30 on top and 30 on the bottom - DD just went to the dentist and said her teeth looked fantastic </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-your-lo-brush-their-teeth-for#post-2432527 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 07:16:05 +0000 regberadaisy 2432527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@daniellemybelle: LOL what song is it? DD1 doesn't let me brush her teeth any more but I should really aim to brush it at least once a day for her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-your-lo-brush-their-teeth-for#post-2432453 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 02:35:55 +0000 PurplePeony 2432453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At night, she generally scrubs/chews on her toothbrush for a minute or two, but I don't really consider that "brushing". Then I take over and brush her teeth for real for 45 seconds to a minute. On bad days I usually just give up though. I'm not as strict in the morning, then I just let her do her thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-your-lo-brush-their-teeth-for#post-2432420 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 01:26:12 +0000 daniellemybelle 2432420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have two teeth brushing songs I sing while I brush her teeth for her. I just sang them in my head and counted haha :) It's about 30 seconds. Then she gets to "brush" her own teeth for as long as she wants - about another 30 seconds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-your-lo-brush-their-teeth-for#post-2432182 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 21:22:10 +0000 catomd00 2432182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As long as she lets me. Sometimes it's 10 seconds, sometimes it's a minute. I'm happy if I feel the brush touches every tooth lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-your-lo-brush-their-teeth-for#post-2432091 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 20:45:26 +0000 FaithFertility 2432091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD now LOVES to brush her teeth @13 months I can brush them for a good 15-20 seconds and she chews/yrys for maybe another minute!</p> <p>I call that a WIN in my book! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-your-lo-brush-their-teeth-for#post-2432087 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 20:44:04 +0000 regberadaisy 2432087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 has been brushing them for 15-30 seconds, twice a day. In the last few weeks we have been working hard on proper brushing and she has gotten quite good on making sure *all* her teeth are getting brushed. </p> <p>I just decided to look up how long they *should* be brushing their teeth for. TWO minutes!!! :shocked: I can not imagine keeping my 3.5 yo brushing her teeth for two minutes! Will ask her dental hygienist's opinion at her next check up. </p> <p>@yellowbird: thoughts?</p> <p>With the almost 17m, if I can get a toothbrush in her mouth, I consider it a victory! :P </p>