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How To Keep Your Child’s Teeth Healthy and Happy During Festive Season

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Festive season is just around the corner, which continues to spread joy in our lives. And that is only the beginning of the festivals here in India, with more significant and festive occasions yet to come. According to experts of dentistry for children, this is the time when parents become most concerned about their child’s oral health. It is okay that you want your children to not eat too much candy and sweets.

“But mom! It’s a celebration!” Technically speaking, they aren’t wrong either and it is important for them. So how do you come up with a plan that satisfies their celebration needs and goes good according to your plan as well? Here is how you can keep your child’s teeth happy and healthy this festive season.

Holiday Treats to Avoid

This is where you need to draw the line and tell them what is good for their health and what is not. There are a few things that you will need them to avoid at all costs, including these:

  • Sticky, chewy, and gummy candies

  • Sour Candies

  • Hard Candies

All of these are the worst enemies for their teeth as they will either get stuck to the teeth, or will be too acidic in nature, or can harm your teeth.

Better Alternatives
There are always better alternatives to our regular candies and sweets.

  • Sugar Free Candies/Sweets

  • Sugar Free Gum

  • Trail Mix

Not only will you be saving them from eating too much sugary stuff, but will also be providing them nutrition through various fruits and dry fruits in the trail mix.

Quick Tips For Festival Planning

  • Draw A Plan

Keeping what you have learnt so far in mind, you will need to draw a plan for all the sweet consumption that will be happening at festivals. Take the help of the best dentist for kids and come up with a way of setting up the plans for a good festive season for everyone.

  • Teach Your Kids Moderation

Tell you kids about doing things in moderation and how the excess of anything is bad. Talk to them and explain what overeating and eating too much sugar can do to their mouths, and tell them what a moderated consumption would look like.

  • Brushing and Flossing

Brushing and flossing after every meal is a norm, then why should it not be for sweet as well. Since you are already moderating how much sweets they can eat, why not also make sure that that happens near their nightly brushing time? So they can follow the routine and still get to enjoy their favourite sweets without complaining.

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