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Swallowing toothpaste!

Ange1aAnge1a
in Toddler
My daughter is going to turn 3 soon. She cleans her teeth beautifully apart from the fact theat she sucks off the toothpaste from the brush.
Does anyone have any ideas how I can get her to clean her teeth and spit the toothpaste out afterwards?

Thank you
A x

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    hayley_lhayley_l
    sorry no ideas but my daughter is the same, she will be 3 at the end of october, i dont think it is harmful to swallow as all the childrens toothpastes contain lower levels of flouride.
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    FunkyRabbitFunkyRabbit
    hayley is right, its safe for your daughter to swallow it if you use childrens toothpaste, however, my son who will be 3 in september, is learning to spit it out by singing the cbeebies brush your teeth song. If you haven't heard it, its sung to the tune of hokey cokey and the chorus goes " oh brush your teeth in circles (x3) then SPIT the toothpaste out" and instead of saying spit you blow a raspberry into the sink. It might be worth a try on your wee girl! Good luck x
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    hayley_lhayley_l
    fab idea funky, you are a fountain of knowledge! better get my best singing voice into practice.
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    Ange1aAnge1a
    Great idea, I will try that tonight!
    Thank you
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