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Gold Teeth: Cast and Wear Your Child's Lost Teeth
My six-year-old has a mouth full of wiggly teeth. She's still got them all, but any day now I know my daughter will accomplish another milestone. It's hard to believe she's getting so big, but I don't think I'm sentimental enough to wear a cast of her lost tooth.
LilSugar Community: When Should She Floss?
This post was submitted by Betty Wayne in The Mommy Club group. My four year old is good at brushing; I give her teeth a quick brush myself if she's had lots of sweets, but mostly she does it on her own. My concern now is flossing.
Catchy Tips For Teaching Healthy Habits
Rubber ducky may make bath time lots of fun, but keeping baby teeth clean, tots hydrated and little hands germ free requires a whole different bag of tricks. Fostering healthy habits and grooming techniques is a chore for squiggly children who would rather play in the sandbox than scrub in the tub, but it all comes down to parental modeling. Here are a few simple, but catchy tunes and tips that help reinforce how fun it is to be squeaky clean and healthy.
Test Your Baby Teeth Knowledge!
Children of all ages love to show off their pearly whites – whether it's grinning from ear-to-ear or opening wide for a rebel yell. We've tested your teething knowledge, but how much do you actually know about the actual teeth once they are all in? Take this quiz to see if you're in the know about your lil one's teeth.
When Did Your Lil One Lose Her First Tooth?
The tune "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth" may have a special meaning for Shiloh Jolie-Pitt this holiday season. When the 3-year-old beauty was spotted visiting a toy store in France, she was sporting a rather authentic-looking pirate costume — including a missing front tooth.
The tooth fairy doesn't tend to start visiting lil ones until they reach the ripe old age of 6, though some get a visit up to two years earlier.
Five Tricks For Brushing Up Dental Care
Children don't need an excuse to show off their pearly whites, but getting the kiddos to brush them on a regular basis may require some trickery. Lectures about cavities and future orthodontia don't seem to get them running to the bathroom, but some cute toothbrush holders and brushing accessories may just do the trick. Products like Toothpaste Pete ($5) stick right onto your current tube of toothpaste to add some laughs to the washing-up routine.
Tooth Fairy Pillow Alternatives
All it takes is a little wiggle and a pull before your child's first baby tooth is history. Kids eagerly anticipate the bounty the tooth fairy will leave them, but how that pearly white is left out varies from house to house.
When the frilly or traditional pillows don't do the trick, there are plenty of alternatives.
Life Saving Stem Cells Found in Baby Teeth
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Your child's baby teeth may be worth more than money from the tooth fairy. New research shows that baby teeth contain some of the same potentially life-saving stem cells as the cord blood that new parents bank upon their children's births. The use of tooth stem cells has only been tested in animals, but researchers say that the 10-20 stem cells each tooth can provide may be the key to curing many life-threatening ailments.
Lil Find: Animal Kingdom Toothbrush Holders
It's hard to be a sad panda about brushing your teeth when you have an Animal Kingdom Toothbrush Holder ($8) to play with. The hippo, panda and giraffe toothbrush holders (and decorators) have clam shell stomachs so little hands can just push their brush into its protective belly.
lil Tip: Brushing Your Child's Teeth
Trying to get your tot's teeth brushed, but they aren't into it? Turn the task into a game. When my daughter purses her lips and shuts off access to her pearly whites, I ask questions about her favorite things.
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