Dental care for a scared five year old
I have a eight year old son and a five year old son. My eight year old has great teeth and is brushing and flossing twice a day on his own. He been doing so since he was six and a half. He just really takes good care of his teeth.
My five year old is lazy about his oral health and I am still left to brushing his teeth most of the times to make sure it is done right and I floss them at night. I know kids are different but I just do not know what to do.
My five year old acts up every time I take him to the dentist for a cleaning and check ups. He saids he is scared of going to the dentist but I am there with him. The dentist never hurt him so I really do not know what the problem is. How can I get him to get over the acting up at the dentist and start brushing better?
