{"id":3379,"date":"2009-02-03T22:15:26","date_gmt":"2009-02-04T02:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehappyhousewife.com\/?p=3379"},"modified":"2012-02-21T08:37:37","modified_gmt":"2012-02-21T13:37:37","slug":"cavity-free-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/real-life\/cavity-free-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavity Free Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/i533.photobucket.com\/albums\/ee336\/anderbach\/DSCF0784-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"287\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today we had our six month dental appointments, and once again we had five cavity free kids. The dentist is always pleasantly surprised when all five kids pass inspection.<\/p>\n<p>I am not guaranteeing your children will be cavity free if you use my ideas, but it has worked for our family.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>No soda!<\/strong> Soda is beyond a special treat at our house, it is almost unheard of. Soda has absolutely no health benefits so why introduce it to your children. I had no cavities until I became a soda drinker.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No juice.<\/strong> I rarely purchase juice, although my children do love it. My little ones <strong>never<\/strong> have juice in a sippy cup or bottle. When you are old enough to drink out of a real cup you can have juice, about 4 times a year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No gummies, fruit roll-ups, hard candy, and other sticky sweets.<\/strong> I don&#8217;t buy them so they don&#8217;t eat them. They stick to your children&#8217;s teeth and are very difficult for little kids to brush away.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cool toothbrushes.<\/strong> This might sound silly but kids really do like to brush more often with the help of Hello Kitty or a Power Ranger.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Toothpaste they like.<\/strong> Before I would purchase toothpaste that was the least expensive, and sometimes the kids hated the flavor. While I can find their favorites on sale most of the time I will pay full price if necessary, it&#8217;s cheaper than a filling.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Supervision. <\/strong>Kids need help brushing their teeth. Some kids can brush on their own at a young age, but others need help for much longer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reminders.<\/strong> Every morning before school starts they are reminded to brush their teeth after breakfast. If I didn&#8217;t remind them sometimes they would forget.<\/li>\n<li><strong>I<\/strong><strong>ncentive.<\/strong> This may not work for your family or budget but <strong>we pay our kids to stay cavity free.<\/strong> For every cavity free visit they are paid $10. This is a lot of money to a six year old. A filling costs us about $35 dollars per tooth, so they are rewarded for being diligent in their brushing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>So far our dental visits have been uneventful and profitable for our children. They like going to the dentist and are working hard to <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">earn their $10<\/span> stay cavity free.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we had our six month dental appointments, and once again we had five cavity free kids. The dentist is always pleasantly surprised when all five kids pass inspection. I am not guaranteeing your children will be cavity free if you use my ideas, but it has worked for our family. No soda! 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