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Parenting Tips: Encourage your Children to Clean their Teeth (Part 2)

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5. Introduce the routine in the morning and in bedtime
The ideal number of times you need to brush your teeth is twice a day. Make this a part of your child’s routine the moment he or she gets up to start the day and before sleep. Another creative way is to say bedtime stories that encompass brushing of teeth so that the child will have an idea that it should be a must to clean their teeth.

6. Do not prevent your child from brushing their teeth
There are those times when children insist that they brush their teeth. Do not prevent them. Not only are those times considered a rare event but also a chance for them to know that you support them on whatever they do.

7. Use planet-friendly brushes and enlighten your children at the same time
Toothbrushes need to be replaced every 3 months or whenever the bristles are starting to part. That means more toothbrushes are ending up in landfills. To prevent this and help save our world, you can invest on toothbrushes with detachable heads. Children will be enthusiastic to know that they are not only keeping a healthy oral health but also helping save the planet.

8. Double the number of toothbrushes
For very young children, they cannot fully grasp how to brush their teeth that is why adults clean their teeth for them. This can be a stressful experience but you can always distract your child by letting them hold unto another toothbrush.

9. Brush their teeth when they are asleep
If your child really hates brushing and if all the techniques we have shared to you so far fails, you can brush their teeth when they are dozing off. Children are really deep sleepers so they should not notice you fiddling around their oral cavity. You do not want to do a deep clean on this method. Your goal is just to do away with any unprepossessing build ups on their teeth.

10. Ask help from the whole family
If tip #9 is not your forte, you can encourage your child to clean their teeth if you ask help from the whole family. Do you remember the first tip? Do it with a large number of crowds. Gather the whole family and brush your teeth altogether. While doing so, have fun, laugh and smile to look as if you all had a good time. Children do not want to be left out so they will eventually join the pack.

Those are just some of the tips you can take away to promote Dental Care in Sterling Parkway Lincoln CA. While you incorporate those tips unto your child’s routine, do not forget to send them to your family dentist especially to Tooth Spa Dentistry where dental care is made fun for the whole family.

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