Tooth Brushing Importance: Use a Tooth Care Chart for Your Kid

Taking care of our teeth is very important. Adults know how important it is along with the consequences of not brushing regularly. People are supposed to brush their teeth at least two times a day. Dentists would recommend after every meal using an anti cavity tooth paste. Children don't know what dentists recommend. They don't realize the consequences of not taking good care of their teeth. We do. As parents we need to teach our children by setting an example and enforcing it. We also need to set a routine. A tooth brushing routine. Using a chart to keep track of the routine makes it both habit, and fun!

Your child could be the worlds best little tooth brusher. He could get every crook and cranny of his teeth clean when he brushes. Yet if he only brushes once a week his teeth will still eventually show signs of neglect. Children need to brush their teeth at least twice a day. Morning and night. After breakfast and before bedtime. Once a day will only half way protect your child's teeth from cavities. Twice a day will ensure a healthy mouth and smile.

To make a tooth brushing chart you'll need a blank piece of paper, the ability to draw a straight line, and a marker. Lay the paper on your working surface and create a blank calendar. Eight lines equally spaced across the paper which go vertically. Six lines horizontally, also equally spaced. There will be thirty-five equally sized boxes when you have finished.

The boxes will be seven across and five down. Above the first row of five down, above the box that begins the first row of seven across, write Sunday. Remaining in the first row of seven across, above the second box, write Monday. Continue in this fashion through all of the days of the week.

Once you have the names of the days in place you'll need to add the numbers. May begins on a Tuesday. So the first Tuesday would be the first day of the month if you're doing May. You may need to check the calendar! Write the numbers in accordingly until you've reached the last day of the month.