What age do you let kids brush their own teeth?

[chameleon]

So, what age do you allow your kids to brush their own teeth? DD1 usually does it herself but I am never sure if she is doing a proper job so I wanted to see what other parents do.

[JabberJaw]

Since they were about 3 i guess. Bub (almost 2) refuses to let me brush hers :rolleyes: we are working on it though.

My son had to go to the dentist the other week, the dentist told me to brush his teeth 4 nights out of 7 (letting him do 3 nights himself), because basically kids dont do the properly. He is almost 6.

[MummaBear03]

At 6 I still brush them most nights. If she does them at night I do them in the morning.

[veve]

A dentist told me to do it for them till they were at LEAST in primary school - he recommended till they were 7 .

I let both my boys (4 and 2) have a turn at doing their own teeth, but I get to do it FIRST ... then they can brush their own for as long as they want :yes:

We do try a few different things though, to keep it interesting ... this week the boys both wanted to lie down .. like they do at the dentist .. while I brushed *shrugs* whatever works :laughing:

[crazymuma]

I let my kids (5 & 2) brush first then I finish just to make sure they have cleaned them properly.

[whyallasamum]

my daughter is 17 months old and she brushes her own teeth while im dressing her morning and night and then when shes dressed i take over and make sure they are all clean.

[mum2bubba]

Around age 2 but I take over and make sure they're done properly. I still do that with Hayley and she's 5 and a half.

[MummaBear03]

A dentist told me to do it for them till they were at LEAST in primary school - he recommended till they were 7 .

I was told that too :yes:

[Rachael]

Bradley started his own brushing at about 3years. Brushes morning and night, for the night time one I let him do it first then I finish it :)

[Seacretsquirrel]

Yep Both my two brush first (well DS chews) then I check. Though DD does a pretty good job and we Polish sometimes too (toothpaste on a cloth to make them "all shiny to show Nanna" - who has to see them over the phone:laughing:)

[veve]

Yep Both my two brush first (well DS chews) then I check. Though DD does a pretty good job and we Polish sometimes too (toothpaste on a cloth to make them "all shiny to show Nanna" - who has to see them over the phone:laughing:)
:laughing: over the phone .. oh FUNNY ...

I actually had to show Jack (4) some interesting photos online tonight .. because he has started causing a fuss when I ask him to do his teeth .. two minutes online with a dentistry site - and he went to the bathroom with no fuss :laughing: some pretty scary teeth other there!!!

[Mum2Mimi]

mia is 20months i brush them then she does it for as long as she likes

[Kangaskippy]

I have been brushing the boys teeth from the first time they got a tooth...so they are use to tooth brushes.

I always brush their teeth, either before or after they have had a go, just to make sure they are done properly and they are 3yrs and 18mths...it's just part of our bath routine.

I don't know when I will stop helping them though, haven't thought about it.