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My daughter wont give up the bottle

Hi, I am a 26 yr old mother of 2.. My son is 4 and his teeth are perfect in everyway and loves to brush his teeth with his piglet toothbrush. However my daughter is opposite.. she screams when I even bring up brushing her teeth. I have spent 50 dollars on toothbrushes for her ones that light up ones that sing and nothing helps. She is 3 and has had 4 front teeth pulled. I fear that if I dont get control of it soon she may be toothless completely on top.. I have tried to take the bottle away from her and nothing works because she will go to grammas and she knows there are bottles at grammas.. She was just barely a year and half and i had her drinkin out of a sippy cup during the day and nothing at night it was great till gramma desides to put juice in a bottle destroyed my ruetine with my daughter. WHAT DO I DO?? I am making an appointment to make sure she is in good enough health to get all her teeth capped and taking the bottle completely away for good.. But im affraid that my gramma will go behind my back again and give her the bottle.. How can I stop this I'm struggling to grasp why my gramma did what she did with the bottle when she was almost completely broke of it. How can I tell my family i know what my child needs and tell them to butt out of my decisions for my childs dental needs.?? please help.
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this kind of bottle rot isnt from daytime its from taking the juice to bed, which im guessing you have let go on.  grandma must not care for your childs well being and id tell her so.  i have kids and i know it is hard,,but you are the parent.  if i seem tough well someone better, what is life going to be like when your child goes to school with no teeth?  they will be made fun of, and its a situation that can easily be avoided.  decay leads to other health problems, maybe everyone can listen to that.
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Could you try putting water in the bottle at night instead of juice? I'm sure you little one won't be happy but maybe if it is presented as a compromise? Just an idea :) I don't have any children so I have NO idea what you are going through. Best of luck though :)
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Well...as a mother of 2 grown kids, I can tell you it's not easy to raise them.  But one thing I DO know is, ....that YOU have to stick to your guns.  Do you have to take your children to their grandmas?  Is she taking care of them during the day?  If not, then I would tell her that either she listens to what you say, or you will not be able to bring them over anymore.  If her feelings are hurt, that's too bad.  She is not doing what is best for her grandchildren.  It is easy as a grandparent to spoil the grandchildren.  They don't have to live with them 24/7.  But she is harming them instead of helping them.

I hope you listen to my advice.  I  have been kicking myself for not listening to my better judgment for that last 20 yrs!  YOU are the mom, and you know what's best for your children...period.  Grandma might be a little hurt, but she will get over it, hopefully.

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