Philips Sonicare for Kids Toothbrush Makes Brushing Fun!

Once our 7 year old son, Ethan, began loosing teeth, the new adult teeth that began growing in seem to be harder to keep clean. I’m not sure exactly why, but there is a definite difference. So our son’s mediocre brushing wasn’t getting his new teeth clean. I bought him a new toothbrush and even new toothpaste thinking we could solve the issue by changing things a bit. Neither really showed up much improvement. Then the Sonicare for Kids^® toothbrush came along.

Philips created the power toothbrush for kids ages 4-10 and actually took into consideration the challenges parents face in getting kids to brush their teeth. Our son loved the design and that he could switch out the face plates which came with the brush to pick the design he liked best. The handle has two gripping locations and two age-appropriate brush heads - both accommodate different ages. It is rechargeable and sits on a small base. I like the size because it doesn’t take up a lot of room on your bathroom counter.

The best part is the KidPacer^® technology that provides music tones which indicate when the child should move on to brushing the next section of their mouth. In the past our son has had trouble remembering to brush in the back for more than one second. Now his toothbrush encourages him to brush for an appropriate amount of time and he finds it to be a fun game.

Another positive addition that Philips included is Kidtimer^® which helps children reach the recommended 2 minute brushing time by slowly increasing the KidPacer^® tones over a 90 day period.

Ethan has been using the Sonicare for Kids^® toothbrush now for over a month and the results have been excellent thus far! His teeth are certainly cleaner and the difference has been easy to see. He finds brushing to be more of a game than a chore and he’s actually excited to use it. For just under $70 on Amazon.com I give this toothbrush big props for all the extras it offers that are geared towards kids.

Written by Emily, who is a married working mother of a very energetic 7 year old son. Last year they moved to the country to live on a rock road. Emily was stuck with dial-up internet for 13 months and kissed the installation guy who recently put in high speed at their house. She writes at her personal blog, Fenicle and loves to review new things.