help me please!

[chunkiemonkey]

Ok mommies I need you alls help asap, my oldest step son had wires on his braises but they took them off cause he has gravitates and the dentist said he can have them back on until the problem goes away. The problem is that he refuses to brush his teeth, he only does it after we nag and nag him about it but if we dont say anything he can go the whole day with out brushing. My step son (3 of them) leave with their bio mom and only spend every weekend with us and she doesnt pay much attention please help me, what can I do to help him understand that not doing anything about it can have bigger problems?!

[auroragold]

um............no moving out of the house or any other privileges until "bathroom" chores are done (teeth, face, hair). Every day.  period. no exceptions

[caitslaton]

Thas what i was thinking...and have a talk with him and maybe google some really bad teeth pics and show him what his teeth will look like if he doesnt brush his teeth and thay he will have bad breath and no girl likes bad breath ( if he is at that age)

Quoting auroragold:

um............no moving out of the house or any other privileges until "bathroom" chores are done (teeth, face, hair). Every day.  period. no exceptions

[wakymom]

How old is he?

Ds1 (12 1/2, 7th gr) was, I suspect, doing a lousy job brushing to avoid having braces put on. (Orthodontist said he couldn't put them on until ds1 did a consistantly better job brushing) I finally flat-out asked if that was why; got "I don't know" as an answer. I just bluntly told him that if he did not get braces, his teeth would get more crooked, his overbite would get worse, and when he gets into high school, he WILL get teased about it. Suddenly, his brushing has gotten MUCH better, he's getting spacers put in next week, and top brackets the following wk. 

Don't know if that would work for you, but it's an idea. . .

 

 

 

 

 

[natesmom1228]

I would stand in the bathroomn with him and make sure he did it. He doesn't get out until he gets them done correctly.

[aetrom]

It is hard because he does not live with you. I think I would take it more from the idea of what will happen to his teeth...

[janitablue]

My son does not have braces yet. He wants them but  I have to stand in bathroom to make sure he brush his teeth.  I agreed with Melissa.

Quoting natesmom1228:

I would stand in the bathroomn with him and make sure he did it. He doesn't get out until he gets them done correctly.

[mrgetinold]

This is what worked for us, my sonloves music, so i took him to go pick out two tooth brushes( one for the Am another i mark pm) and whatever flavor paste(one time weeven made our own) and really cool headphones(or he uses his ipod) he has to brush and floss for the length of the song sometimes 3-4 minutes,hope u find something that works for u