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October 21st, 2009, 06:17 PM
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Are you still using training toothpaste with your toddler?

Have you taught them how to spit while brushing thier teeth yet, like they would with real toothpaste?
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October 21st, 2009, 06:21 PM
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We have been using regular toothpaste since they turned 3 and the dentist told us to. They learned how to spit after a few tries. They think the "spitting" part is fun!
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October 21st, 2009, 06:29 PM
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Are you still using training toothpaste with your toddler?
I am. Hayden loves "big boy toothpaste" but I still use the training one b/c he swallows most of it.

Have you taught them how to spit while brushing thier teeth yet, like they would with real toothpaste?
Spitting is a work in progress lol! He makes one heckuva mess and still hasn't grasped the concept of not swallowing the paste, which is why we haven't made the switch yet.
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October 21st, 2009, 06:32 PM
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We have been using regular since she was 2.5. She figured how to spit right away.. it's her favorite part.

This is what we use:
Children's Anticavity Fluoride
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October 22nd, 2009, 03:34 AM
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I think we started using "big kid" toothpaste around 2.5. She does great spitting, but still swallows some.
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October 22nd, 2009, 07:06 AM
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We use regular children's toothpaste. I make sure only to use a tiny bit to minimize the amount she swallows. She does spit but doesn't always get much out, you know?
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October 22nd, 2009, 07:26 AM
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We are using training toothpaste still. Abby will "spit" but seems to swallow the toothpaste before that, so that kind of defeats the purpose
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October 22nd, 2009, 10:14 AM
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I never used training tooth paste with my kids. I always just used regular tooth paste and only a little bit. I taught Dillan to spit it out when he was around 2 years old. He does a good job with it now. I brush his teeth first then let him try he does not to bad.
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October 22nd, 2009, 11:42 AM
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We use regular children's toothpaste and have since Presley was 2.5. She spits great and also thinks it's fun! I still brush her teeth first then let her do it!
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October 22nd, 2009, 12:23 PM
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Julia and Lily user normal children's toothpaste. Spitting is Julia's favorite thing to do.
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October 22nd, 2009, 12:45 PM
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We use regular toothpaste and Jacob swallows it. I don't really feel concerned about that. We tried teaching him to spit and instead he swallows first then pretends to spit. lol.
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