Encouraging a good dental routine in your child early will prevent cavities and tooth decay throughout a lifetime. It generally will take about a we...
Encouraging a good dental routine in your child early will prevent cavities and tooth decay throughout a lifetime. It generally will take about a week to get your child used to the routine. It will take about 15 minutes a day to practice your child’s new routine. Soon your child will be used to the routine and it will be a pro. They will be brushing on their own and without being told in no time. Below are three tips on how you can teach your kids to care for their teeth from a very early age.
1. When your children wake up in the morning take them to the bathroom to wash up and show them how to put the tooth brush. Show them how to brush properly and tell them how important it is to brush every morning. Brushing should be one of the first things your child does in the morning and the last thing they do in the evening.
2. It has been proven that flossing is just as important as brushing. Flossing may be a challenge for some kids but it is important to encourage and teach your child to floss. It may be a good idea to turn flossing into a game and see who can finish flossing first.
3. Night Time Brushing: Just like the morning routine, kids should get in the habit of brushing their teeth at night before bed. Reward your child by reading them a book at night or telling them bedtime stories.
The earlier they get in the habit, the more persistent they will be. Healthy teeth means easier dentist visits and a great start to have healthy teeth through adulthood.
Establishing brushing routines in your child early will prevent cavities. Stop by Trish’s website to get tools and resources to help encourage good dental routines with and resources.
Getting your kids to brush can be a chore in itself. My kids usually complained about something when it came time to brush. Some days it was the taste of the toothpaste while other days it was the color of the toothbrush. The task of getting them to brush was not fun. I am sure most parents have experienced this at one time or another.
Every parent wants their child to experience cavity free dental exams. It is no fun taking your child to a dentist appointment when a cavity needs to be filled. By getting your child in the habit of properly brushing and caring for their teeth early then you will experience more dental exams ending with “No cavities.” So for the sake of you and your child get your child in the habit of brushing every day at least twice a day.
Getting your child to stay interested in brushing is important. Sometimes buying special toothpaste, tooth brushes or whatever the newest fad in tooth brushes can help get your child wanting to brush. The key is to keep them interested after the novelty of the new superhero toothbrush wears off.
While most parents try the obvious incentives to brush such as special toothbrushes and tooth paste or even brush charts or stickers, the least obvious choice may be even more successful. What is this secret ammunition for parents? The Tooth Fairy is a great motivator to get your young child to keep brushing. Instead of waiting for your child to lose their first tooth to have a visit from the Tooth Fairy try sending a reminder to brush note. By placing little reminder notes from the Tooth Fairy to your child encouraging them to brush will help give your child motivated. If they think the Tooth Fairy is watching them and waiting anxiously for their cared for shiny and white baby teeth to fall out they will be more excited to keep brushing.
Your child is only young once. The Tooth Fairy notes for your child encouraging them to keep their teeth brushed will make fun memories for you and your child for years to come. Take the opportunity to spread some Tooth Fairy magic and encourage your child to brush at the same time.
Find out how easy it is to create personalized and encourage your child to brush. Stop by and get a free printable today.