In the Know for You to Know

An exciting new school year is here and now is the time for your child’s big, healthy smile to shine.

Making your nightly routine enjoyable for your child so they’ll want to take care of their teeth is a good way to start!

Be creative with your own pre-brushing toothbrushing dance, sing some favorite tunes together to help brushing time fly by, buy yummy flavored colorful flossers and have your child choose their color and flavor of the night, and set aside reading time with their best book.

Today we’re talking about tips to setup your routine for motivating your child to take care of their teeth.

The 4B’s For Your Nightly Bedtime Routine

The new school year has started and you’re putting together everyone’s new routine making sure your child starts and ends their day in a healthy way.

Where do you start? Easy, with the 4B’s.

The 4B’s are the key to a consistent bedtime routine for both of you to enjoy together. This helps you to turn challenges into an easy routine and protecting those precious teeth in a big way.

So What Are The 4B’s?

The 4B’s are ~

• Bath,
• Brush,
• Book,
• Bed.

Suggestions To Include The 4B’s Into Your Routine

Bath

Low key bath time along with comfy and cozy pjs helps your child to
start to relax and wind down from their day.

Depending on how long you both like bath time to linger build that time into your schedule and start earlier before they start rubbing their eyes and you feel rushed.

Brush

Brushing for 2 minutes with a soft wet cloth or favorite soft tooth brush while singing your favorite brushing song puts brushing in a whole new stress free light.

Once their teeth touch each other it’s time to floss.

Remember, nothing to eat or drink after brushing keeps the sugar bugs away.

Book

Children love the sound of their parent’s voice.

Spend together time reading their favorite good night book in your special place, make up your own stories, or use silly voices to tell the story. Your child can follow along as you read to them, they can read to you, or you can make up fun stories together.

Sharing books and being together at the end of the day, even for 15 minutes builds memories and skills you’ll both cherish forever.

As your child gets sleepy it’s book away and into bed.

Bed

Setting a regular bed time and tucking your child in with hugs and kisses for sweet dreams and a restful night’s sleep with clean sparkling teeth helps the whole family have a relaxing night and stress free morning.

The Benefits Of The 4B Routine

These 4B’s will help you create a consistent healthy sleep routine for bed time success allowing your child to settle down for a good night’s sleep, good learning in school, and the added benefit of regular toothbrushing time.

What To Remember

YOU have the power. You can do this!

• Set a consistent bath and bed time and stick to it,
• Let your child choose their favorite color for their toothbrush, so they feel they’ve made a decision in the process!
• Don’t forget to Floss,
• Encourage your child to pick out their favorite book or two to read with you before lights out.

From each of us at Kidstoothhotline to you, our Best Wishes for Happy and Healthy Smiles this School Year!

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