Toothbrushes that kids will use

Baby Banana Teething Toothbrush has the best record: 37 of 37 parents said their child used it, and more parents weighed in on it than on any other brush here. Every brush on this page scores very high and parents mostly said their child used it, so the gaps are small and the better question is the type, with teething and training brushes for babies and manual, battery or electric brushes for older kids. Oral-B Kids Electric Toothbrush has the weakest record here at 14 of 16, which is still a high share.

  • 207 store reviews counted
  • Target shoppers
  • Sep 2015 to Sep 2026

Updated . How we count

Did their child use it? What parents said

Share of parents who stated an outcome for brushing. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

Baby Banana Teething Toothbrush Best record Baby Banana Teething Toothbrush 37 of 37 say their child uses it or lets them brush See price & reviews on Amazon
What stands out

Breakage is the complaint that repeats, in 10% of Baby Banana Teething Toothbrush reviews, 10% of Oral-B Kids Electric Toothbrush reviews and 8% of Philips Sonicare for Kids Rechargeable reviews. Refusals are rare, showing up in 5% of Colgate Kids Extra Soft Value Pack reviews and 7% of Oral-B Kids Electric Toothbrush reviews.

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points parents repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1 Baby Banana Teething Toothbrush

Baby Banana

Teething Toothbrush

Best for teething babies

37/37 say their child uses it or lets them brush

More parents weighed in on this silicone teething brush than on any other here (37), and 37 of 37 said their child used it. 30% call it easy for kids to hold and 12% mention soft bristles, while 10% say it broke.

What parents praise

  • Easy for kids to hold 30%
  • Soft bristles 13%

What parents complain about

  • Breaks 10%
Where parents said it
  • Target 37 of 37
2 Philips Sonicare for Kids Rechargeable

Philips Sonicare

for Kids Rechargeable

Best for a fun electric brush

30/30 say their child uses it or lets them brush

Parents call the design of this rechargeable electric brush fun (40%), and 30 of 30 said their child used it. 12% call it good value and 8% say it broke, and Philips' own site shows 8 of 8, which we show but don't count.

What parents praise

  • Fun design 40%
  • Good value 13%

What parents complain about

  • Breaks 8%
Where parents said it
  • Target 30 of 30
  • Brand site 8 of 8 shown, not counted
3

Oral-B

Kids Battery Toothbrush (Disney Princess)

Best for kids who like characters

30/30 say their child uses it or lets them brush

The Disney Princess design is the draw: 29% call it fun, 13% call it good value, and 30 of 30 said their child used it. Complaints are small, with 5% saying it broke and 5% reporting battery or charging trouble.

What parents praise

  • Fun design 29%
  • Good value 13%

What parents complain about

  • Breaks 5%
  • Battery or charging issues 5%
Where parents said it
  • Target 30 of 30
  • Brand site 4 of 4 shown, not counted
4 Frida Baby Grow-with-Me Training Set

Frida Baby

Grow-with-Me Training Set

Best for babies starting to brush

12/12 say their child uses it or lets them brush

A smaller group weighed in (12), and 12 of 12 said their child used this training set. 10% call it easy for kids to hold and no complaint repeated, though with so few reviewers the record is thin.

What parents praise

  • Easy for kids to hold 10%

What parents complain about

No repeated complaints yet.

Where parents said it
  • Target 12 of 12
5

Colgate

Kids Extra Soft Value Pack

Best for a budget multipack

17/19 say their child uses it or lets them brush

Value comes up again and again, with 58% calling this pack good value and 32% liking the design. 17 of 19 said their child used these manual brushes, but 5% say their child wouldn't use them and 5% say the bristles were too hard.

What parents praise

  • Good value 57%
  • Fun design 33%
  • Soft bristles 23%
  • Easy for kids to hold 13%

What parents complain about

  • Bristles too hard 5%
Where parents said it
  • Target 17 of 19
6

Oral-B

Kids Electric Toothbrush

14/16 say their child uses it or lets them brush

This electric brush with a timer has the weakest record here at 14 of 16, which is still a high share. 10% say it broke and 7% say their child wouldn't use it, while 10% call the design fun.

What parents praise

  • Fun design 10%
  • Good value 10%

What parents complain about

  • Breaks 10%
Where parents said it
  • Target 14 of 16
  • Brand site 2 of 3 shown, not counted

Where these numbers come from

The 6 products ranked here carry 2,696 reviews at Target. We read the newest reviews of each product (up to a thousand per listing), kept the ones that talk about brushing, and counted up to 40 per product, posted between Sep 2015 and Sep 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (0 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Target also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. We show them on product cards but never count them, because brand-site reviews run more positive than store reviews of the same products.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

We count what parents report. Nothing here is medical or safety advice: for a sick baby, call your pediatrician, and for car seats, a certified child passenger safety technician can check the install.

Amazon buttons appear only on products that most parents here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else gets no buy link.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts, never the reviews themselves.

Read the full method

Product pages we read

  1. Baby Banana Teething Toothbrush Target (40 reviews counted)
  2. Philips Sonicare for Kids Rechargeable Target (40 reviews counted)
  3. Oral-B Kids Battery Toothbrush (Disney Princess) Target (38 reviews counted)
  4. Frida Baby Grow-with-Me Training Set Target (20 reviews counted)
  5. Colgate Kids Extra Soft Value Pack Target (40 reviews counted)
  6. Oral-B Kids Electric Toothbrush Target (29 reviews counted)

Questions buyers ask

Which toothbrush will a kid actually use?

Baby Banana Teething Toothbrush has the best record (37 of 37), followed by Philips Sonicare for Kids Rechargeable (30 of 30) and Oral-B Kids Battery Toothbrush (Disney Princess) (30 of 30). Every brush here scores high, so the gaps are small, and every child is different.

Which toothbrush suits a baby?

Teething and training brushes are the baby options. Baby Banana Teething Toothbrush is a silicone teething brush with 37 of 37, and Frida Baby Grow-with-Me Training Set is a training set with 12 of 12, though fewer parents weighed in on it. Check the age range on the package before you buy.

Should I pick an electric or a manual kids toothbrush?

Parents reported children using both types, so the data doesn't pick a side. Philips Sonicare for Kids Rechargeable has 30 of 30 and Oral-B Kids Electric Toothbrush has 14 of 16 among the electric brushes, and Colgate Kids Extra Soft Value Pack has 17 of 19 among the manual ones. Oral-B Kids Battery Toothbrush (Disney Princess) is battery powered, and 29% of its reviews mention the fun design.

How should I use a kids toothbrush with my child?

Brush with your child or stay and supervise while they brush. Ask your dentist or pediatrician how much toothpaste is right for their age. Check the age range on the package, and look the brush over now and then, since 10% of Baby Banana Teething Toothbrush reviews and 10% of Oral-B Kids Electric Toothbrush reviews mention it breaking.

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