Little Kids: The Tricks To Get Your Kid To Brush Their Teeth

Welcome to This Glorious Mess Little Kids. A twice-weekly look at parenting as it really is - confusing, exhausting, inspiring, funny and full of surprises. So many surprises. Is brushing and flossing a huge struggle in your house? Maybe there's always a fight to get your little ones to do it, or maybe you forget altogether? Enter Dr Bethany. She's not only a dentist, but a children's entertainer. So she is the perfect person to answer Leigh and Tegan's questions about baby teeth and also how to make brushing and flossing more fun! Plus this week's listener dilemma is from a parent who's child is afraid of doing a "number 2", and no matter what they try- nothing seems to be working. THE END BITS  LINKS  Click here to find out more about Dr Bethany's Tooth Tales RECOMMENDATIONS:  This week Tegan recommends Happy Hop Kid's Inflatables, and Leigh recommends Sustagen Chocolate Milk. GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at [email protected] CREDITS: Host: Leigh Campbell & Tegan Natoli Guest: Dr Bethany Fisher Producer: Mikayla Floriano and Emmeline Peterson Audio Engineer: Rhiannon Mooney Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcasts, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and we aim to get to 1,000. Find out more on mamamia.com.au Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.