You are supposed to brush your teeth for 2 minutes…did you know that?
Getting your kids to do that is a whole other matter. I tell my girls (ages 4 and 5) to brush for two minutes and they say
“How long is 2 minutes? Am I done yet? Now? Now? Now!?”
It just doesn’t work. I tried to tell them 2 minutes is as long as the song Happy Birthday but they can’t sing in their head yet and they can’t sing while they brush. So I try to tell them when two minutes is up and I get side tracked and forget to tell them to stop until 10 minutes later they are still brushing.
So I was happy to see the Twooth Timer. It’s a timer in the shape of a tooth, designed to time only 2 minutes, just enough time to brush your teeth. Just spin it around till the arrow points to the 2 and let it go. It ticks until it reaches the 0 and then rings to tell you that you are done brushing.
I taught my kids to put toothpaste on their brush first and make sure they are ready and then to brush well during the whole 2 minutes. After the timer goes off, they are to rinse out their mouths and such.
It’s a really cute little timer but we don’t have any counters in our bathroom and I can’t put it on the windowsill because it moves around when it ticks and rings and it would fall off and break. My younger daughter gets scared when it goes off anyways so now it sits on my computer desk and they can hear it from the bathroom but it’s not too loud!
The Twooth Timer Company has a blog where you can read news and other posts on dental care. They also carry some other products like a booklet, tattoos and a stuffed tooth!
Check out the Free Downloads and find Twooth Timer on Facebook and Twitter.
BUY IT: You can purchase the Twooth Timer products at the store or at these online stores and dentists offices. (Twooth Timer is not currently available in Canadian Dental Offices but Twooth Timer would like to change that! If you know any Canadian distributors – tell them you want the product in Canada! – Canadians CAN buy online though.)
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