
Tips for Proper Brushing Habits
Tips for Proper Brushing Habits Does your child’s brushing more resemble a lumberjack sawing trees in half or a gentle massage? If it’s the former, they may be in for a lifetime of sensitive teeth, bonding treatments, and receding gums. But not to worry! Now is the perfect time to help them learn to make brushing the right way a habit. How to Brush? Teach your littles to brush gently, in short back-and-forth strokes, as well as circular motions, aiming the head of the toothbr

November is American Diabetes Month
November is American Diabetes Month 25.8 million children and adults in the United States – 8.3% of the population – have diabetes. And not too far behind those 25.8 million are the estimated 79 million Americans with prediabetes. What's worse, the increasing prevalence of Type II diabetes has become so staggering, the International Diabetes Foundation has begun to term Diabetes on the whole as “The Global Burden.” Diabetes is a serious illness, and its complications are mani

Thanksgiving Snacks Kids Will Crave Their Whole Lives
Thanksgiving Snacks Kids Will Crave Their Whole Lives In the United States, November is a month of celebration and change. Sundays are filled with football; plans for Thanksgiving preoccupy our minds; and for most of us, temperatures edge closer to freezing. In the spirit of these two themes (celebration and change), we’re offering a few dead-simple, good-for-you food switcheroos to help you celebrate! Thanksgiving Snacks Set the Stage When it comes to ingraining good habits