Free Arm & Hammer Toothpaste
In the last year, I have decided that if you pay more than $.99 a tube for toothpaste, you are paying too much! Toothpaste is one of those things that is always on sale and offers coupons. I regularly pick up full-size tubes at CVS and Walgreens for FREE! The most I will spend is $.99.
The ad for this says to try Arm & Hammer toothpaste free for a week, so this is probably a sample size, but it is still toothpaste. (And remember places like Harvest Time International are still collecting items like toothpaste to send to Haiti!)
Click here to get your free sample.
How to Brush Your Toddler’s Teeth
When the pediatrician asked me if I was brushing my daughter’s teeth at her 12-month check up, I looked at her like she had two heads. She only had four teeth! But the doctor assured me that I should start getting her used to it and brush her gums, so I had my new task.
I wasn’t sure how I was going to get my daughter to let me brush her teeth, so I started by letting her watch me brush my teeth. When she started becoming interested in what I was doing, I introduced her to Raffi’s “Brush Your Teeth” 
Next, I put a little Earth’s Best Organic Toddler Toothpaste
(in strawberry banana) on a toothbrush and let her taste it. She immediately accepted the taste and let me put the brush in her mouth and move it around while I sang, “Ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch…” Beginner’s luck. Â
We worked at our new chore everyday, and what started as not much brushing and plenty of screaming has slowly developed to a few seconds of actual brushing. She thinks it is a little game; I brush her teeth while singing, and when I am done she brushes her teeth while I sing, finally “all done” and off to play. It’s a process, but we are making progress, and I know I have Raffi to thank for his ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch…
Lyrics to Raffi’s “Brush Your Teeth” Read the rest of this entry
