No suggestions on how to get your child to floss, but I read this great article which explained why we really need to force this behaviour of flossing.
The Dentist on the blog writes:
I'd rather see a 12 year old who flosses once a day and brushes once a day than one who brushes 3 or 4 times a day and only flosses occasionally because I know in the long run that the flosser will have far fewer preventable dental problems, not only now, but for their entire life."
http://pediatricdentistcm.com/blog/?p=10
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