As you clean each tooth, tell a tale about the tooth’s day. “This tooth ate cornflakes for breakfast; this tooth went to the park”. Children love this game and it can be adapted for other potentially tricky times…
In the bath while washing your child, “This foot is so good at kicking a ball; this leg can jump high…” While brushing hair, this hair’s favourite game is skipping, this hair likes to swing on a swing and fly high”. A connection is created to your unique child and daily tasks are not always met with a “no!”, if you include stories about your child’s day, life, favourite activities and so on whilst doing the above tasks.