i do, not every day, but frequently. as a child myself my parents didn't take care of my teeth, i had lots of cavities, a root canal as a kid, three in fact, you'd never know it today since i take excellent care of my teeth, but i am extra cautious with my son. i also read in a parenting magazine that of the preschoolers/ kindergarteners starting now something like 50 percent have tooth decay!
2007-01-08 03:09:54 · 8 answers · asked by 26 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Caleb, my son, loves it also. he thinks he's such a big boy. i use the oral b floss on the handle. he even tries to floss mommy's teeth.
2007-01-08 03:18:36 · update #1
just like to add, that his teeth all touch. he has no gaps
2007-01-08 04:31:35 · update #2
yes, my son loves it. it's part of our nightly routine and he won't go to bed without brushing and flossing.
2007-01-08 03:11:59 · answer #1 · answered by currious 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A toddler's teeth don't need to be flossed until they are touching and long as they are easy to clean. Right now I don't need to floss my son's teeth because they are so far apart, but the dentist told me to keep in mind that we will need to start when his permanent teeth begin to come in.
2007-01-08 04:26:52 · answer #2 · answered by Dana H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i could be aggravating that making your youngster's gums sore and bleeding could reason him to hate flossing. we've not tried flossing our 3-year previous son's tooth yet, yet we've brushed them two times an afternoon considering that he become quite below a year previous (he have been given his first tooth at 3-months). He likes brushing his own tooth (and enormously to spit toothpaste interior the lavatory), yet we nonetheless help him to verify he does a sturdy sufficient job. we can start up flossing sometime interior the subsequent year, whether the Oral-B article become an eye fixed-opener. sturdy question; it quite has me questioning.
2016-12-12 06:56:10 · answer #3 · answered by sickels 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not until they lose their baby teeth would I recommend flossing.
2007-01-08 03:12:41 · answer #4 · answered by pro2call10 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The general rule is, once their teeth start touching....you need to start flossing them.
My son loves it. He always looks at the pick and says "Look at all that plaque...Yuck."
2007-01-08 03:55:34 · answer #5 · answered by TRUE PATRIOT 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't even floss my own teeth.
2007-01-08 03:12:40 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do floss her teeth.....when I remember. She likes it.
2007-01-08 03:55:35 · answer #7 · answered by mom2my4girls 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't have a kid, but what could it hurt?
2007-01-08 03:17:37 · answer #8 · answered by ben. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋