Tips & Tricks To Better Oral Health During Halloween
High carb foods, soda, and candy are available at every turn
for our children.How do we stop it? Halloween is right around the corner and as
parents we may be very aware that the candy battle is about to become a fight
on our front door, and all of that dental work paid for is about to be put to
the test. There is a better way though. Here are five tips & tricks to
decrease candy and increase oral health.
1.
Trade in their candy for extra time with you.
Spending time with parents is the ideal for our little ones. If you have a
teenager, spend time doing something they love to do to encourage them to make
positive candy choices. For each piece of candy they are willing to give you,
spend ten minutes doing something fun with them. Play video games, go for a
walk, or just sit and listen to them.
2.
Hit the houses with the teal pumpkins. This
year, individuals are putting out a different color pumpkin. The teal allows
parents to know that these are the houses that are giving out something other
than candy.
3.
Pediatric dentist Dr. Fuller suggests, “Set
rules for when candy is going to be eaten and stash the rest.” If children are
going to consume candy, it should be at a time when they can immediately brush
their teeth. The longer the sugar sits on their teeth the more prone they are
to getting cavities.
For more helpful
tips, call Dr. Cameron Fuller & his team today.
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