What strategies does Meredith Masony suggest for encouraging children to maintain oral hygiene?

I don’t actually lay out formal “strategies,” but you can see the struggle all over my posts: kids avoiding toothbrushes, toothpaste still perfectly swirled on the brush in the morning, and the fallout at the dentist with cavities in baby teeth I still have to pay to fix.

The real “Meredith method” is:

• Prep the brushes for them to lower the barrier
• Keep reminding (even when it’s exhausting)
• Use humor and honesty about how frustrating it is, so parents feel less alone

Are you looking for practical step‑by‑step ideas you can try with your own kids?