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by Reagan Smutny (Author), Ilham Fatkurahman (Illustrator)
Ever have teeth brushing battles?
Do you ever fight with your child to brush their teeth? Does your child only want to brush their own teeth, but not let you help at all? Then "Teeth Brushing, Together!" is the book is for you!
It features:
- Bright, cheerful, diverse pictures
- Fun rhyming verses
- Follows the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry's tooth care recommendations
- Written by a mom who has been there
"Teeth Brushing, Together!" features children all over the world taking care of their teeth with a little help from their grown-ups. Learn the important steps of brushing, flossing, and rinsing with this fun rhyming book.
Did you know that the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends parents brush or supervise the brushing of their children's teeth until at least age 7-8 and start flossing when any two teeth touch each other? This book supports those recommendations by portraying caregivers brushing and flossing the children's teeth, while still showing all the things the children can do themselves!
Reviews:
"Teeth brushing, together!is a book that will help your little ones to learn to brush, floss, and rinse. The book is very cleverly written and illustrated to show the importance of caregivers brushing or supervising their little ones while they brush to assure proper oral hygiene. This book is a great way to implement good habits in a fun, rhythmic way!" - The Smile Spa, Agoura, CA
"Wow, I can't believe no one has thought of this before! As a mom of a four year old and a pediatric hygienist, this is amazing and will be so helpful." - Karen, pediatric hygienist
"It's beautiful and I love all the diversity in the drawings. My kids were excited to see brown faces that 'looked like them!' It's very well written, has a good pace, and includes all the important stuff." - Ami, pediatric dentist
From the author:
"Teeth Brushing, Together" didn't originally start as a book. It started when my oldest was a toddler and brushing teeth was constantly a struggle. I came up with chants and stories about tooth care, which distracted her long enough to get her teeth brushed. When my second child was a toddler, she went through a huge "me" phase. She was fine brushing her teeth - but she had to do it. I bought every children's teeth and dentist book I could find, but all of them showed the child brushing his or her own teeth. Meanwhile, our dentist said I needed to brush still, so the books were actually hindering my efforts.
Because of these struggles, I decided to turn my chants and rhymes into a book that clearly shows caregivers brushing and flossing. For those "me do" kids, the book also shows all the great things the child can do and help with, too. If brushing your child's teeth can sometimes be a battle, I hope this book can help!
