New pages at Joyfully Rejoycing
Joyce Fetteroll
A while ago I compiled some strategies unschoolers had come up with
to handle brushing teeth. I posted them and finally found time to
format the page for the website:
http://joyfullyrejoycing.com/
Originally I figured it would be a list of little things, like not
using toothpaste. But it turned into little windows peering in on
unschoolers finding ways to help children respectfully.
And I also compiled and put up a page on Transitions: helping kids
move from one activity to another. (There will be more at some point,
but time is the huge factor!)
If anyone has any more strategies, please pass them on and I'll add
them :-)
jfetteroll@...
Joyce
to handle brushing teeth. I posted them and finally found time to
format the page for the website:
http://joyfullyrejoycing.com/
Originally I figured it would be a list of little things, like not
using toothpaste. But it turned into little windows peering in on
unschoolers finding ways to help children respectfully.
And I also compiled and put up a page on Transitions: helping kids
move from one activity to another. (There will be more at some point,
but time is the huge factor!)
If anyone has any more strategies, please pass them on and I'll add
them :-)
jfetteroll@...
Joyce
Tamara Griesel
Mine have always been a challenge to encourage to brush, and I have an enthusiastic night nurser and an older child with really poorly mineralized enamel, so I've felt pressure to make sure they do it. Here are a couple of ideas that have worked for me.
1. My son has sensory issues and hates the feel of bubbles in the mouth. He brushes with that pink kiddie mouthwash stuff on his brush.
2. My three year old likes me to scream while she brushes. "Haha we're hiding in the teeth. Yummy teeth. Oh no, here comes the toothbrush....Aaaaaahhhh, helllp, noooooo, noooooooooo! We'll hide on the top teeth! No, she's on to us! Arrrgh!" And on like that for however long it takes to get the job done, or until she gets bored. It works best if I really ham it up. Alternatively, brushing while listening to or singing Weird Al Yankovic's "Microscopic Bacteria" is entertaining and motivating.
Tamara
1. My son has sensory issues and hates the feel of bubbles in the mouth. He brushes with that pink kiddie mouthwash stuff on his brush.
2. My three year old likes me to scream while she brushes. "Haha we're hiding in the teeth. Yummy teeth. Oh no, here comes the toothbrush....Aaaaaahhhh, helllp, noooooo, noooooooooo! We'll hide on the top teeth! No, she's on to us! Arrrgh!" And on like that for however long it takes to get the job done, or until she gets bored. It works best if I really ham it up. Alternatively, brushing while listening to or singing Weird Al Yankovic's "Microscopic Bacteria" is entertaining and motivating.
Tamara
--- On Sat, 2/28/09, Joyce Fetteroll <jfetteroll@...> wrote:
From: Joyce Fetteroll <jfetteroll@...>
Subject: [unschoolingbasics] New pages at Joyfully Rejoycing
To:
Date: Saturday, February 28, 2009, 4:56 PM
A while ago I compiled some strategies unschoolers had come up with
to handle brushing teeth. I posted them and finally found time to
format the page for the website:
http://joyfullyrejo ycing.com/
Originally I figured it would be a list of little things, like not
using toothpaste. But it turned into little windows peering in on
unschoolers finding ways to help children respectfully.
And I also compiled and put up a page on Transitions: helping kids
move from one activity to another. (There will be more at some point,
but time is the huge factor!)
If anyone has any more strategies, please pass them on and I'll add
them :-)
jfetteroll@verizon. net
Joyce
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