Ah-Puwa! - Not just a name in Hawaii...

How do you get a two year old to brush his teeth? It's not always easy, but we have found a way that seems to work most of the time. When Aden is denying that he is tired and ready for bed, asking him to come brush teeth does not usually sound too appealing and it is met with either a "NO!" or simply running away to hide. However, when daddy changed the question to asking him if he wants to come spit, a two year old boy can't seem to refuse. He comes running. Ah-Puwa! is the sound of spitting. He hasn't actually learned how to spit, but that is the sound we make to represent what we are doing. After a good brush and a few 'Ah-Puwas', he knows that the bedtime story is next. It has worked well for Aden so far, but we will see in a year if Wiley is so easy.