Evan rarely gets cavities (see earlier candy swallowing post), but he had two the other day. The dentist said Evan needs to do a better job of brushing.
Since I hadn't seen his tube of toothpaste get smaller in weeks, I thought to intervene. In trying to be a better older-brother-with-slight-parental-responsibilities-but-no-authority, I tried to use questions to encourage behavior without dictating the solution:
Me: "How long should you brush your teeth?"
Evan: "3 hours."
Me: "How about 2 minutes?"
Evan: "3 hours!"
Me: "30 seconds?"
Evan: "ok, 4 hours."
Me: "How about 20 seconds. 1. 2. 3.4...20" <<done while pantomiming brushing>>
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