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LISTERINE Oral Care Challenge Giveaway: $100 Walmart Gift Card & LISTERINE Sample Pack

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Our family joined several blogging families around the ‘sphere to a Three-Week LISTERINE Oral Care Challenge.

As a family we committed to these things…

We are also going to institute a family brush time in the morning and the evening, so the kids will see Mom and Dad brushing and flossing too.

Because we are not great flossers (there is just not enough time in the day), we are going to floss every night after dinner.

We are going to rinse once a day, in the evening.

So how did we do?

Here’s what I learned:

The cooler the stuff, the more apt the kiddos are to use it.

Who knew that new toothbrushes, cool flavored toothpaste, and fun mouth rinse would make my kids WANT to brush their teeth? They do. It worked.

If you give them a chart, they won’t use it. If they find the chart, they will use it.

So we got a cool toothbrushing chart from LISTERINE and my kids never used it. They brought home one from school, they use it everyday. Go figure.

My teeth feel better after flossing.

They do. And it’s an addictive feeling. However, I like flossing sticks better than regular floss.

LISTERINE burns my mouth. 

I kept thinking I would get used to it. I didn’t. It burned like an SOB (and DD had a rough time too). But for the boys – they loved it and did it once a day.

So what habits will we keep…

  1. Brushing twice a day as a family.
  2. Using floss at least once a day.
  3. Buying cool oral care stuff – like new toothbrushes, rinse and toothpaste.

And now the FUN part, one lucky Kansas City Mamas Reader will win a $100 Walmart Gift Card and a sample box of LISTERINE supplies.

Here’s How To Enter The Giveaway

(Remember, each comment is considered a entry – so leave a separate comment each time.)

Leave me a comment and tell what oral care habit you need to work on. (Ex. Flossing)

Additional entry: Become a email subscriber to Kansas City Mamas. (I promise, I won’t spam you.) And then leave a comment and let me know.

Additional entry: Become in Like with Kansas City Mamas on Facebook. (We have fun, I promise.) And then leave a comment and let me know.

Contest will be open till end of day on March 15. 2012. Winner will be notified by email and has 48-hours to respond before another winner is chosen. Good Luck.

Rules: No purchase necessary. Open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and District of Columbia, Eighteen (18) years of age or older. Sweepstakes end March 30, 2012. Prize(s) provided by Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products, a division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. Void where prohibited. See Official Rules for complete details: http://www.themotherhood.com/blog/?p=4832  

Disclosure: I received products and compensation from Johnson & Johnson and The Motherhood as part of my participation in the Oral Care Challenge. All thought and opinions expressed in this post are my own. For more information – go to my Disclosure Policy.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  9. Jennifer says

    I definitely need to work on flossing, but I agree my mouth always feels great after I do!

  11. Jennifer says

    I also “like” you on Facebook! 😀 (On another note, look at all the Jennifer entries so far. haha Odds are good at this point that one of us Jens might win this!)

  14. Margaret Grote says

    Flossing was my new year’s resolution and it made it to week 2 only… That’s what I need to work on. Plus starting our baby teeth brushing regimen.

  31. Shannon says

    We need to work on rinsing… I, too, have a hard time handling the burning feeling that comes with rinsing but I know it is so good for you!

  46. Sarah P says

    I get the flossing lecture every time I go to the dentist. I really need to start flossing!

  63. Kira says

    I could definitely be better at flossing, I am a once a week kind of person at the moment!

  67. Nicole says

    I definitely need to work on flossing. I have braces, so it’s a little bit more difficult!

  88. Stacey says

    I need to floss more. My husband does EVERY night religiously and I just can’t do it every night!

  93. Lynn says

    I don’t like the regular Listerine but Listerine Zero isn’t bad. I need to work on flossing.

  95. Stephanie says

    I need to floss more. I’m always so tired by the time I get ready for bed that flossing seems overwhelming at the moment and gets skipped.

  117. Susan says

    I need to make sure that my kids brush good everynight….I’ve gotten into the habit of just trusting my 8, and 4 year old….and at my 8 yr olds check up she has a cavity 🙁

  122. Mary says

    I try to brush at least 2 min. I walk around the bedroom while I’m brushing. I pick up clothes off the floor and stuff like that that only takes one hand.

  123. Mary says

    I have a hard time flossing so I change to the flosser picks. My favorite are the ones from GUM. They are easy to use and have a pointed end that is used to masage the gums.

  124. Mary says

    After flossing I always use a mouth rinse. I always think about all the gunk that is in my mouth from the flossing. I never forget to rinse.

  128. Abby says

    Mouth Wash. I go in spurts when I get a new one and use it for a week then it gets pushed to the back of the cabinet and I forget. It feels like one more thing on the to do list. I guess if I found one I actually liked then maybe I would be more inclined to use it.

  144. Anna Grabrian says

    I need to work on flossing! I go in fits and spurts – always feel better when I do it.

  145. stephanie miller says

    we definately need to work on flossing, my daughter has braces, so its a pretty long drawn out ordeal, to thread the little needle thing with the floss and weave it in and out of the braces. you would think by now they would have come up with an easier way! anyway, right now i can get her to do it 3-4 times a wk, we are working on everyday. we do brush and rinse everyday, and with a teen, thats an accomplishment!

  153. Kathryn C. says

    I need to work on flossing. My dentist lets me have it every time I go in for my six month cleaning about my flossing habits. Thanks for the giveaway!

    katbirdfl (at) gmail (dot) com

  159. Cat says

    I floss about once a week and I really need to work on it more. I would love to have the glossy white teeth that everyone is envious of…

  166. stacy says

    After 12 in-between the teeth cavities, I have mastered flossing! Now I need to master using a fluoride mouth wash each morning and night!

  171. stacy says

    Not sure why my last comments are showing up, but after 12 in-between the teeth cavities I have mastered flossing! Now I need to master using fluoride mouthwash morning and night!

  172. Michelle says

    Flossing and helping my kiddos floss everyday. Right now its hit and miss about 3 times a week. Agree about hours in a day, we need more.

  175. Ellen says

    I need to get better about flossing every day, and having my son floss too. My 6-year-old DS recently had a tooth pulled, luckily it was a baby tooth. Afterwards, I went out and bought really cool oral care supplies, i.e. a Kids Sonicare toothbrush, fun mouth rinse, exciting toothpaste, etc. My son is now great about the brushing and rinsing, but we still need to work on the flossing. Maybe some fun kids flossers would help… 🙂

  177. Vicky says

    I definitely need to work on flossing more often. I rarely make time in my day to floss but I know I really need to.

  182. wichita witch says

    just need to go to the dentist on a regular basis….no excuses because i have a supercalafragalistic dds & assistant

  184. Christy Anderson says

    I do not like flossing…so I don’t do it as often as I should…I need to work on that.

  190. Bridget says

    I need to floss, and improve how often we floss the kid’s teeth. I also need to improve mouth washes.

  193. April Vertako says

    I always find myself forgetting to floss. I need to start doing this in front of my almost 2 year old so he knows the importance of flossing as well.

    I am also a fan of yours on Facebook.

    Thanks for this awesome contest! Love the blog!

    Also just subscribed to the blog….

  197. Cindy Edgar says

    I love to follow you on facebook… and have saved maga bucks, on stuff we actually use.

  198. Cindy Edgar says

    I definately need to get my son on a regular schedule. Chart would probably not work, but then I thought… what if he made it? I’m all for ideas for making brushing teeth fun, and not a daily responsible chore… kids don’t seem to like that. lol

  199. Lindsay says

    I really need to floss every day, but I also need to work on not scrubbing my teeth so hard when I brush. I didn’t know that if you scrub too hard you can actually take the enamel off of your teeth! YIKES!

  200. Barbara says

    I liked on FB and subscribed via email!

    I REALLY need to work on flossing more. It’s one of those things that I feel great about when I do it, but just forget about it in the daily routine of things.

  201. Angela Durtschi says

    I have been super diligent about flossing lately, but I need to work on helping my kids floss each day.

  202. Lindsay says

    I liked your page on facebook. I am excited to try your Runza recipe. I just moved to the kansas city area in mid-Dec and was thinking the other day how much I miss runza. Also the comment about the finger wave made me laugh, my Grandpa always says that is how you know you are in Nebraska, when you get the fingerwave! I am also a die hard NE Cornhuskers fan!

  213. Tara says

    We have all added the rinse to our routine. I use the Crest Pro-health, but my kid’s use the Listerine Smart Rinse. Braces have made us really focus on getting those teeth clean. We also bought new Sonic Care toothbrushes back in December when Costco had a deal on a set as well as the refills. I still fight my kids everyday on brushing. I think that I have to ask 20 times before it finally gets done in the morning & prior to bed.

  220. Jonathan says

    I like floss picks, some how they’ve gotten me more into flossing. I should probably rinse more.

  223. Amanda says

    Ugh, flossing. I cannot seem to force myself into that habit. Perhaps I should try the flossing sticks.

  226. Steve says

    I really need to work on flossing because every time I hardly ever do it. However, the dentist always tells me my gums look good so I must have been flossing regularly.

  231. Laurie says

    So far, my son likes to brush so twice a day
    is fun to him. We are trying to get better about
    flossing every day for him. I’ve discovered that if
    I floss at his bedtime, than he will copy. .

  232. Laurie says

    Rinsing with a fluoride product is fun because
    the kids get to legitimately spit. It becomes a contest
    which makes it a painless process.

  237. Renee says

    My whole family needs to work on flossing. The kids are getting better since we got dino flossers. Mom and Dad still need work.

  238. Brenda E says

    My family made flossing easier by using the little sticks with a small piece of floss attached. We’re still not great at it, but we’re better.

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