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I have to do it for DD all the time because she'd just suck the toothpaste off or bite down on the brush without actually doing anything cleaning motion. I have had to make up a song for her.

I haven't tried the Elmo video that was posted on the boards the other day but maybe I should...

I have to brush both kids teerh. First they do it, then we follow up. DD doesn't mind but DS isn't a fan. Sometimes he'll let me brush if I give him the baby brush and let his brush his hair while I do his teeth.

@Rubies: @mrbee: I posted this on the other thread but here is what we've been doing that is working!

When my mom was here last week, she taught me a little trick for teeth brushing. (Yours may be a little young to get this though). She told D that if she brushed her teeth they would be shiny and bright. So bright just like the sun and we would have to put on our sunglasses. Sure enough she kinda opened her mouth and then my mom ran and put on her "sunnies" . D thought it was so funny (especially after lots of funny faces and squeeling from my mom) that she opened wide up and let me scrub those teeth until they are shiny.
Now every night I remind her we have to get them shiny. She thinks its hilarious when I squint my eyes and pretend that the shine from her teeth are burning my eyes. She opens right up and lets me brush.

@T.H.O.U.: I'll have to try that out tonight!

@mrbee: She will be two next month. She may not really "get" it, but she thought it was really funny that when she opened her mouth up wide, we made all kinds of shrieks and faces.