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5 Motivating Tricks To Help Your Kids Remember To Brush and Floss

5 Motivating Tricks To Help Your Kids Remember To Brush and Floss

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Adults often know all too well how important it is to brush and floss&period; Few people have reached adulthood without a cavity&comma; a root canal or even worse&period; When your kids get their first few teeth and start to go for their twice-yearly checkups&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s time to get them into the habit of regular brushing and flossing&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>The Morning and Night Routine Technique<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Many parents simply make brushing and flossing a part of the morning and nighttime routines&period; For example&comma; the morning routine might include getting dressed&comma; making the bed&comma; eating breakfast and brushing the teeth&comma; while the nighttime routine might be putting on pajamas&comma; brushing teeth and reading a bedtime story&period; The whole family can do this together to solidify the idea that this is something important for everyone&period; This will help your kids keep good dental health and it will help them develop and keep good oral hygiene throughout their life &lpar;Source&colon; Smith Family Dental&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>The Singing Technique<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Make up a funny song that encourages your child to brush and floss her teeth&period; For example&comma; you might sing&comma; &&num;8220&semi;It&&num;8217&semi;s time to brush and floss&&num;8221&semi; to the tune of The Muppet Show theme song&comma; or &&num;8220&semi;David uses his tooth brush&comma; his tooth brush&comma; his tooth brush&&num;8221&semi; to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb&period; This makes it a little bit more fun for your child to tackle this task&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12085" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;medusamagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;06&sol;Five-Motivating-Tricks-to-Help-Your-Kids-Remember-to-Brush-and-Floss&period;jpg" alt&equals;"5 Motivating Tricks To Help Your Kids Remember To Brush and Floss" width&equals;"486" height&equals;"318" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>The Financial Incentive Technique<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Some kids are highly motivated when it comes to money&period; Play into this by offering a quarter or dime every time she brushes her teeth&period; Limit it to two or three times a day&comma; though&comma; unless you want to allow her to take things too far&period; You can then encourage financial responsibility by letting her deposit her earnings into a bank account&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>The App Technique<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">There&&num;8217&semi;s no doubt that kids love electronics&comma; so try using that to get them to remember to brush and floss&period; Set an alarm on your clock for the times when they need to brush and floss&comma; or use an app like Brush DJ to make it more fun&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>The Cool Accessory Technique<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Try getting a toothbrush that features his or her favorite character&comma; or perhaps a toothbrush that vibrates or plays music&period; Couple this with a toothpaste she likes and colorful flossers and she&&num;8217&semi;ll be begging you to brush and floss&period; Many dentists will tell you that this will help make your kids more excited about brushing and taking care of their teeth&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Kids don&&num;8217&semi;t always realize how important it is to brush and floss not only now&comma; but for future dental health&period; When parents encourage this healthy habit in fun ways&comma; kids are more likely to remember&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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