Songs for Good Oral Health Routines | Sesame Workshop

Keeping children’s smiles healthy is an important part of keeping their whole bodies healthy too.

This curated playlist from Sesame Workshop is perfect for celebrating and inspiring the important routine of tooth brushing. These songs feature ”Sesame Street”  friends and inspire important good oral health routines like brushing teeth as well as staying clean.

Parents might share these songs as children brush their teeth, wash their hands or take a bath. As you listen together with your children, you can:

• Talk about why it’s important to brush our teeth and wash our bodies
• Move and groove along
• Pantomime brushing and washing
• And consider these tips for later: Model good habits by letting children see you brush and floss too. You can also keep track of children’s brushing routines, for example with an incentive chart using stickers.

Listen to the songs “Brushy Brush,” “Singing in the Shower,” “Say Toothpaste Somebody,” “Take Care of That Smile,” “I Gotta Be Clean” and “Do De Rubber Duck” with your child as they brush their teeth.

All of these songs are short and encourage oral health. “I Gotta Be Clean” is the perfect song to listen to as they brush their teeth as it’s only two minutes long, which is the recommended amount of time dentists recommend for brushing teeth.

Also listen to the playlist when they’re not brushing their teeth to get them thinking about it and excited to do it later. Establish a routine that kids can follow and enjoy for their dental health with the help of this music, and provide a catchy collection of songs that they can dance and brush to.

Use the provided playlist to encourage kids to brush their teeth and practice good oral health. Have fun and educate them at the same time about the importance of brushing their teeth twice a day for two minutes. Help them have a happy and healthy smile!