3 years old and brushing teeth?!

As a mom, I know how difficult it can be to develop good habits. Realize you are not only establishing her tooth brushing habits, but others as well. Right now, you are either teaching her if she makes it difficult, she will get out of it, or she will still have to do what mommy says. These are small issues now that are teaching her if you will be a consistent parent. My suggestion is yes, she still has to brush her teeth at least twice a day.. but.. 1) there is a blue mouth wash that you can buy at Walmart that turns her teeth blue wherever there is plaque.. then she can laugh and giggle with you about her blue teeth.. and brush the blue away! 2) They have all sorts of toothbrushes that have cartoon characters, play music, light up, and / or spin.. take her to go shopping and let her pick out her own "big girl" tooth brush. 3) Try a sticker chart.. decide what works for your family as a reward.. what's something she really likes and how many stickers is it worth? Then, make a graph for the day (to start) or a week (as she gets in the habit).. each time she brushes without fussing give her a sticker for her chart.. when she has all 3 stickers, give her a reward.. maybe it's getting to paint your toenails, or getting to choose which dinner you cook (give her 3 choices and she can choose which tonight) or.. maybe she can choose a game for you to play.. something like that. 4) take turns brushing each others teeth (with the right toothbrush for each person).. ok, now you brush your teeth (with your toothbrush).. now it's mommy's turn to brush your teeth... ooo.. now I need to brush my teeth with my toothbrush... now it's your turn to brush mommy's teeth ... Being a parent means having to be creative in order to get the job done :)

Try and get her to brush after every meal ( So about 3 times everyday )
After breakfast , she brushes ( So she doesn't get that nasty taste )
After lunch
& After dinner .

Buy her a soft toothbrush , and gently clean all of her teeth. Make it a fun time . Let her pick out her flavor of tooth paste , and have a selection of soft tooth brushes .

This will get her into a great habbit for when shes older, to always brush and have sparkling white teeth & healthy gums :]

Had a little brother, helped him brush his teeth .

Need to do it 3 times a day, and it is bad. They need to get in the habbit of doing it every day 3 times a day. And let them brush it, or you brush it if they don't.

Generally they will do it if you have to do it more than twice. Trust me on that one. And get the toothpaste that is fun for kids, and the brush that is fun for kids as well.

And the cries will end soon, if you don't give up. They learned to control you, instead of you controling her.