Brush teeth in the morning

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With eyes half open and the mint taste already looming, brushing can feel like an overwhelming hurdle first thing in the morning. The steps below show how long two minutes really are and make the sensitive moment easier to get through.

A boy brushes his teeth with a toothbrush while a sun shines in the corner.

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Brush teeth

A boy brushes his teeth with a toothbrush while a sun shines in the corner.

About this visual support

Early in the morning the senses are tender, and that is exactly when your child has to meet both a rough brush and a strong mint taste. The body is still in sleep mode while the mouth fills with input, and two minutes can feel endlessly long. When every part of brushing exists as a picture, it becomes clear that the moment really does come to an end.

Visual support turns the abstract into something concrete: wet the brush, a small dab of paste, brush the front teeth, the back teeth and the tongue, spit and rinse. A hands-on tip is to tie each picture to its own little song or rhyme, so your child brushes one area per verse and knows exactly when to move on. Time then becomes something you move through rather than something to endure.

The pictures below can be printed and taped by the mirror. To add a ticking timer and tick off each morning, you can try Routined free for fourteen days.