Summer is here and we’re all looking forward to being outside playing sports, running, swimming and having fun.
With all that playing it’s only a matter of time before you hear “Mom, I’m thirsty. What do you have to drink?”
What do you reach for to satisfy your child, their thirst, and keep them hydrated?
As a parent you know that juice and soda are not good for your child’s health and their teeth. Do you know that sports drinks may be considered healthy but are actually loaded with sugar?
What’s In Sport’s Drinks?
Sports drink companies do a great job trying to convince us these drinks have magical powers.
While doing this they are leaving out that their beverage is a combination of salts and minerals (also called electrolytes) like sodium, potassium and phosphate mixed together with artificial colors, artificial flavors and a lot of sugar.
All this sugar makes the sports drinks less effective for quenching thirst. This is because children are using the water in their body to metabolize all that sugar.
Healthy Choices Matter – Who Say’s So?
It may seem like a good idea to reach for a sports drink to ward off dehydration on a hot day when your child has been playing or exercising.
Your child’s healthy body already maintains a reserve of these electrolytes by eating healthy meals and drinking water. Their body can tap into this when it needs to keep their fluid and salt balance in check.
They’ll Drink It Because They Like The Taste
Sports drinks taste so good because they’re jam-packed with sugars. These sugars, flavorings and colorings are bad news for teeth.
Our recommendation to you is to please think twice before offering a sports drink to your child.
What’s The Best Drink For My Child?
Water is the best drink because it keeps children hydrated without any sugar.
My Favorite Summer Drink Is Water
What is your child’s favorite thing to drink? Are sports drinks your family’s go to drink in the hot weather? or any time of year? You’re busy but have you read the ingredient label? Tell us, We’d really like to know! Send us an email at kidstoothhotline@proton.me Like Us or Chat with us on Facebook
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Looking At The Stars After Flossing And Brushing On Our Staycation
Summer is here and everyone is excited about fun in the sun!
Summer time is busy for your family. With pool parties, bbq’s, ice cream treats, camp and summer vacations, it’s easy to let dental care slip. With our help you don’t have to.
We’ve put together for you our top tips for you to help your child’s teeth stay healthy all summer long.
STAY WITH YOUR ROUTINE
Brushing and flossing is just as important in the summer, especially with all the icy sugary treats to keep cool.
Stay with your consistent daily routine and add a twist.
Do something fun while brushing to keep your child’s attention long enough for you to brush all their teeth.
Brush and floss together and have a brush-a-thon to your child’s favorite tunes.
Pack a sticker chart for a fun daily tooth brushing reminder and,
Look for your child’s favorite flavor toothpaste or toothbrush and flossers with their favorite character for camp.
WHAT ABOUT BOTTLES AND SIPPY CUPS?
During your travels breast feeding, bottles and sippy cups may be good for comforting your child. However falling asleep with anything in their mouth increases your baby and toddler’s risk for cavities.
Keep a wash cloth handy in your bag or carry-on to wipe their mouth and teeth.
KEEP YOUR TRAVELING DENTAL KIT HANDY
Put together a dental kit for your travels whether you’re taking a car trip, a plane trip, or sending your child to summer camp.
Pack a kit and a spare (or 2) with floss, toothbrush, toothpaste, fluoride rinse for everyone.
Remember to keep it on you in a carry-on bag so it’s easily accessible.
HEALTHY SUMMER SNACKS
Special foods are fun when eaten along with tooth friendly options like fresh fruit, veggies, whole grains, and dairy.
Choose fresh fruits and veggies like apples, carrots, and celery which provide essential vitamins and also help clean teeth.
Same for cheese and yogurt (without added jellies, jams or crunchies).
These snacks are high in calcium and phosphate, which can help strengthen tooth enamel.
STAY HYDRATED, CHOOSE WATER
Juice boxes and cans of soda may be convenient, but the soda and fruit juices don’t quench thirst for long and even make children thirstier.
Plus the sugars in those beverages weaken the outermost tooth layer (aka enamel) causing teeth to look dingy and increases the risk of cavities.
Why Water?
Water is refreshing.
It’s best for keeping your child hydrated and for helping to keep their teeth healthy.
Drinking water helps wash away food particles and bacteria and,
Keeps saliva flowing which is essential for helping prevent cavities.
POOL’S RULES
Everyone loves the pool. With so much excitement, so many people, and water splashing everywhere there’s always a chance for a slip, a fall, and potential tooth injury.
It’s important to follow the pool’s rules about diving, diving boards, jumping into the pool and running poolside.
No one wants to leave the pool to go to the dentist because of a tooth accident. Stay safe and follow the rules.
SMILE PROTECTOR
Summer means being outside more. This is the time to have fun swimming, biking, skate boarding, riding their scooter, or playing sports.
However, this fun can sometimes lead to a dental accident.
It’s important to make sure your child wears a mouthguard when playing sports and other physical activities.
This one step can help protect their teeth from potential injuries.
ENJOY YOUR CHILD’S HEALTHY SUMMER SMILES!
While you’re on summer vacation your child’s teeth aren’t. Following these tips helps you stay on track with their dental health.
What is your family looking forward to doing most this summer? What is your child’s most favorite must have snack?, Most asked for drink? and Their most asked for summer food? What are your favorite summer family traditions? Tell us, We’d really like to know! Send us an email at kidstoothhotline@proton.me Like Us on Facebook
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Mommy And Daddy, Did You Remember To Pack Our Toothbrushes And Flossers?
Summer is here and it’s time for long lazy days and fun foods. Whether your plans include traveling, a staycation, or sending your child to camp, it’s even more important to keep up your brushing and flossing routine.
Why? Ice cream, popsicles, summer foods and snacks always taste better with clean healthy teeth.
Today we’re breaking down the basics with summer vacation tips for healthy summer teeth.
Summer Vacation Tips
Brushing and flossing is important even in the summer, especially since children like sugary treats to keep cool.
Stay With A Routine
Stay with your consistent daily routine and add a twist. Do something fun while brushing to keep your child’s attention long enough for you to brush all their teeth. Brush and floss together and have a brush-a-thon to your child’s favorite tunes. Pack a sticker chart for a fun daily tooth brushing reminder. and look for your child’s favorite flavor toothpaste or toothbrush and flossers with their favorite character for camp.
During your travels bottles and sippy cups may be good for comforting your child, however falling asleep with one in their mouth increases your little one’s risk for cavities.
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Keep Your Traveling Dental Kit Handy
Put together a dental kit for your travels whether you’re taking a car trip, a plane trip, or sending your child to summer camp.
Pack a kit and a spare (or 2) with floss, toothbrush, toothpaste, and fluoride rinse for everyone. Remember to keep it on you in a carry-on bag so it’s easily accessible for you.
Road Trip, Dental Kit in Red SuitcaseMommy Packed My Dental Kit For Me To Use At My Camp
Have A Choice? Choose Water
Juice boxes and cans of soda may be convenient, but the soda and fruit juices don’t quench thirst for long and even make children thirstier. Then there’s the sugars in those beverages which weaken the outermost tooth layer (aka enamel) causing teeth to look dingy and increase the risk of cavities.
Why water? Water is refreshing, it’s best for keeping your child hydrated and for helping to keep their teeth healthy. Drinking water helps wash away food particles and bacteria, and keeps saliva flowing which is essential for helping prevent cavities.
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Healthy Summer Snacks
Special foods are more fun when eaten along with tooth friendly options like fresh fruit, veggies, whole grains, and dairy.
Choose fresh fruits and veggies like apples, carrots, and celery which provide essential vitamins and also help clean teeth. Same for cheese and yogurt (without added jellies, jams or crunchies). These snacks are high in calcium and phosphate, which can help strengthen tooth enamel.
Lunching With My Favorite Summer Foods PoolsideWatermelon Is My Favorite Summer Snack
Pool’s Rules Rule
Everyone loves to be at the pool. With so much excitement, so many people, and water splashing everywhere there’s always a chance for a slip, a fall, and potential tooth injury. It’s important to follow the pool’s rules about diving, diving boards, jumping into the pool and running poolside.
No one wants to leave the pool because of a tooth accident. Stay safe and follow the rules.
Pool Time After Toothbrushing TimeCruising Along With Our Healthy Teeth
Smile Protector
Summer means being outside and having fun swimming, biking, skate boarding, riding the scooter, and playing sports. This fun can sometimes lead to a dental accident.
It’s important to make sure your child wears a mouthguard when playing sports and other physical activities. This preventive step can help protect their teeth from potential injuries.
Protecting Teeth While Having Fun At The Beach
What To Remember
While your child is on vacation their teeth are not, this is why it’s so important to stay on track with their dental health.
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Have a wonderful summer and enjoy your child’s healthy summer smile!
What is your child looking forward to doing most this summer? What is their most favorite, must have snack, drink and summer food? Do you have any summer family traditions? Tell us, We’d really like to know! Send us an email at kidstoothhotline@proton.me Like Us or Chat with us on Facebook
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Summer is here and your family wants to have fun, fun, and more fun. Lazy days and yummy foods have been on your children’s minds since the count down to vacation began.
This is also a stressful time for you because you know what they want and you want to keep up their balanced diet and keep going with those good habits you’ve worked hard on.
So how do you indulge those eagerly awaited extra special delights and stay on track?
4 Bite Sized Tips For Healthy Summer Teeth
Keep up with your child’s routine
Whether you’re traveling, day tripping, planing a staycation or a trip to Grandma’s, put together a traveling dental kit. This way if schedule changes disrupt your good habits you can start up where you left off. Also remember that while bottles and sippy cups are good for comforting your child, don’t let them fall asleep with one in their mouth as it increases their risk for cavities.
Stick to your child’s healthy diet
Make those special foods and beverages more delicious when eaten with a healthy and balanced meal full of fresh fruit, veggies, whole grains, lean protein, water, and plain milk.
Indulge with care
Gooey, sticky and chewy are fun to eat, not so much to brush off teeth. Choose treats that are super smooth and slide off the teeth like chocolate bars without crunchies, italian water ices, and ice cream.
Make it fun
Vacation time is happy and new every year. This year tweak your consistent daily routines in a fun way. Try doing something to keep your child’s attention long enough for you to brush all their teeth, like – brushing and flossing together or have a brush-a-thon to your child’s favorite tunes. Children love stickers, so use a sticker chart and remember to be on the look out for their fun flavor toothpaste or a toothbrush with their favorite character.
Summer time is always a busy time for families. Being out of school with a steady stream of activities puts every day life on hold, including good tooth routines and habits.
If your good habits go haywire, pick up where you left off and help your child get back on track with their good brushing, flossing and healthy eating habits.
Enjoy your summer and make those amazing memories while at the same time protecting those beautiful smiles!
How do you keep up with your children’s brushing and flossing over the summer? What are your families favorite summer foods? We’d really like to know! Send us an email at kidstoothhotline@proton.me or Chat with us and Like Us on Facebook at facebook.com/kidstoothhotline
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All are not created equal. Did you know a serving of juice, soda or a sports drink contains extra sugar and calories while not quenching your child’s thirst? What really happens is they keep getting thirstier and asking for more.
Water has ZERO added sugar and ZERO calories. It is also refreshing and quenches their thirst with their first cup.
Plain water is boring? Give your water flair! Dress up your water by drinking it icy cold (remember not to chew on the ice) which makes their glass taste so much better; so does adding slices of cucumber, a sliced berry or cherry to your water pitcher. Everyone can have a turn choosing their fresh fruit mix-in.
Tasty in everyone’s cup!
Water Gives Your Child Strong Teeth
With Zero added sugar and Zero calories water is already going a long way to building strong teeth and healthy mouths.
What can make this better? Fluoride in your water. Fluoride is nature’s cavity Ninja.
No added sugar, no calories and fluoride all add up to an easy and one of the most beneficial ways you can help prevent cavities.
Keep those Cavity Causing Bacteria in Check
Drinking all that juice (and yes even 100% juice), soda and sports drinks leaves a lot of sugar on your child’s teeth. The cavity causing bacteria in their mouth love all this sugar. Not only does the bacteria eat the sugar, the result is the outer layers of the tooth’s enamel are also eaten away.
Water washes away the residual food in their mouth and dilutes any sugar residues that are left behind.
While you need to make sure their teeth are brushed 2 Minutes 2X’s a Day and floss every night before brushing, adding your choice to drink water goes a long way to happy healthy teeth, smiles and children.
What’s In Your Water Bottle Mom and Dad?
Let’s face it children are always watching what their parents are doing. With your encouragement, daily routine and positive reinforcement your child can learn to make water their beverage of choice.
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Summer is here and it’s time for lazy days and fun foods. Fun also means a balanced diet and keeping up with good habits, so those eagerly awaited goodies taste extra special.
Daddy and daughter eating ice cream and laughing on a beautiful summer day
How do I keep a routine for my children?
Put together a traveling dental kit. This way if schedule changes disrupt your good habits you can start up where you left off. Remember, during your travels that bottles and sippy cups are good for comforting your child, however falling asleep with one in their mouth increases cavity risk.
How do I keep my child’s diet healthy for their teeth?
Special foods are fun when eaten along with a healthy and balanced diet of fresh fruit, veggies, whole grains, water, and plain milk.
What about sticky gooey treats?
Gooey, sticky and chewy are fun to eat, not so much to remove from teeth. When you indulge choose treats that are super smooth and slide off the teeth like smooth velvety dark chocolate.
What’s the most important thing for me to do?
Establish consistent daily routines that can be done in a fun way. Do something fun while brushing to keep your child’s attention long enough for you to brush all their teeth. Brush and floss together and have a brush-a-thon to your child’s favorite tunes. Use a sticker chart and remember to be on the look out for their fun flavor toothpaste or a toothbrush with their favorite character.
More tips? We have lots. We’re here just for kids!
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