{"id":128,"date":"2023-08-11T18:48:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T18:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.templechoicedental.com\/blog\/?p=128"},"modified":"2024-12-24T13:38:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:38:00","slug":"a-parents-guide-to-childrens-oral-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.templechoicedental.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/11\/a-parents-guide-to-childrens-oral-health\/","title":{"rendered":"A Parent’s Essential Guide to Children’s Oral Health"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Routines can be difficult for children, as their nature tends to stray towards chaos at any given moment. How many times have you told them to go to bed early to get up for school or to pick up their things when they\u2019re done with them, so their rooms don\u2019t end up a mess? It\u2019s probably the same story when you ask them to brush their teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If this sounds familiar, you\u2019re not alone. Many parents struggle to find ways to persuade their children to pick up a good oral hygiene routine. Your dentist may be an expert at cleaning their teeth<\/a>, but they can only help so much once your child is out of their office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continue reading to find some helpful tips and tricks for establishing an easy, fast, and fun routine that will help to build a healthy habit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Baby\u2019s First Brush<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The way you go about getting your child to brush depends almost entirely on how old they are. Starting a routine before your child even has teeth can start making connections in the little one\u2019s brain early on. By the time they\u2019re ready to pick out their first toothbrush, they will have already known what it feels like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To clean the mouth of your baby:<\/p>\n\n\n\n