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Now that I have your attention, let me start off by saying that when they sent me the Dr. Fresh Firefly toothbrushes to try, I was very skeptical. They looked wonderful to me, but this was my son we're talking about! XR hates brushing his teeth.
And hate is a word that we very rarely use or at least try not to! It's just not allowed in my house. It is a constant battle to get him to brush his teeth! Normally I end up brushing them for him.
Okay, so he may be a bit old (4) for Mommy to be brushing his teeth. At least this way I know they are getting clean. His idea of brushing his teeth was to brush his tongue, suck off the rest of the toothpaste, and spit it in the sink. That's it!
I had tried superhero and cartoon toothbrushes, toothbrushes that played music, and the battery powered kind that does most of the work for you! I thought I had tried them all.
So when I heard about this toothbrush, I thought what the heck maybe this will finally work.![garupale garupale](http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/106.gif)
IT DID!!! ![hah hah](http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/13.gif)
Now, I'm not saying that this will work for every child. It won't, but... it worked for mine. When we received the toothbrushes and I told my son that we were going to review them, he just gave me one of those looks.
And all mothers out there know what I'm talking about!! I didn't tell him what it did at that time, I just let him choose what color he wanted. He liked the fact that he would have a toothbrush that was actually red. Not pink pretending to be red. (He's also excited that there's a picture of his toothbrush on Mommy's blog.
An amazing thing happened though when it actually came time to brush his teeth. Once I started the lights on the toothbrush, there was no fussing. I would say arguing, but it takes two to argue! Yeah, the first night I still brushed his teeth, but there wasn't a peep out of him!! When we got up in the morning, he actually brushed his own teeth without a complaint! Wow could this really be happening?!? Then later that morning, he came into the kitchen and asked if he could have his toothbrush. I was a bit skeptical Mothers of boys, and some girls, will understand! but, I let him get it. When I checked on him after a few minutes, he was actually brushing his teeth in the living room. Granted, no toothpaste, but still IMPRESSIVE!
I wish I could say that he brushed happily ever after...but I can't. He brushes his teeth in the morning and I still brush them at night...At least there is no more fussing! And this way, I still know his teeth are being thoroughly cleaned.
If you have tried everything else and you still can't get your kid to brush his/her teeth...hey, it's a cool toothbrush and you can't beat the price!! (.99) As an adult, the head of the toothbrush is a tad small. And yes...I use one too.
I was 'given' the pink one. But what can you expect, it is a child's toothbrush! The bristles, to me, are great. They are soft enough to not to scratch my gums, yet able to thoroughly clean my teeth. My son sometimes checks his teeth to see if they are squeaky clean. You know, rubbing your finger on your teeth to see if they squeak. They pass his test with this toothbrush. And believe it or not, that's with him brushing!
The other cool feature I really like about this toothbrush is it's lights. To a kid, the fact that it flashes is alone pleasing, but the lights are actually a timer too!
It will blink for one minute; a good amount of time for brushing teeth. If you have a non-cooperative brusher, it could show them when they are allowed to stop. If your child is a cooperative brusher, you could use it to tell them when to switch from their top teeth to their bottom and then when stop; You would just need to reactivate the lights. That sounded a bit confusing
, but I'm sure everyone understands what I mean. The other feature with the lights is that the battery should die in about three months which is when you are supposed to get a new toothbrush. It's hard enough finding a toothbrush for 99 cents, let alone one that is also a timer, twice over! A toothbrush can't get much more ecOnomical than that!
On the other side, the one thing I don't appreciate is that if you throw it away and don't recycle it...you're not only donating a toothbrush to a landfill, you're also donating a battery too. My advice, as always, recycle it!!!
So, my rating for this toothbrush is: ![star star](http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/79.gif)
![star star](http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/79.gif)
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(4 out of 5)
Now for some really awesome news!!!
I have been given the honor of suppling one lucky reader a year's supply of Firefly toothbrushes for a family of four!!! If you're like my DH and don't want to use one yourself, being an adult
...that just means more for your children. Now how great is that!?! ![sengihnampakgigi sengihnampakgigi](http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/4.gif)
Here are the details:
Contest begins Saturday, April 25 at 12:00am and ENDS on Saturday, May 2 at 12:00p
The winner will be posted (in the "GIVEAWAY WINNERS" on the right side of my blog) within in 24 hours.
Winner will also be notified either through blog or e-mail and will have 24 hours to claim their prize. Time begins when I post the winner.
{Please remember, if you are using anonymous to comment, you MUST leave an e-mail address so I can contact you. I do NOT spam or sell your address!}
If the prize is not claimed within this time frame, a new winner will be chosen. NO exceptions.
Entries will be entered into and chosen by Random.org. I have NOTHING to do with choosing the winner. I just really enjoy reading everyone's experiences.
HOW TO OBTAIN ENTRIES:
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GOOD LUCK Everyone!!!
I can't wait to hear all the funny stories!!
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