Babies
Looking After Your Baby’s Teeth When Public Health England published its childhood dental health survey, we saw the shocking statistic that 1 in 10 children in England have tooth decay by the age of three. Sadly for our little people, tooth decay is one of the most common childhood diseases in the UK. But the good news is that it’s preventable and small steps make a big difference.
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The Institute of Health Visiting suggests cleaning baby gums, even before any teeth have arrived. This removes bacteria or food residue and maintains a healthy environment for new baby teeth to arrive into and gets babies used to having their ‘teeth’ cleaned from a very early age. It’s important to note that the aim here is for clean, rather than sterile, as ‘good bacteria’ is an important part of oral health, so wrapping the finger in a clean damp wash cloth or gauze and giving a very gentle wipe is all that
• Begin brushing twice a day as soon as the first tooth appears.
Although temporary, ‘milk’ or ‘baby’ teeth still need to be strong for the developing chew action and to help speech and this first set of teeth holds a place in the jaw for the permanent teeth.
• Brush your child’s teeth for them
until they are at least 7 or 8 years old.
• Start flossing when there are
enough teeth that the teeth are touching.
• Get your child used to dentist visits
from early on. Take them along with you for your check ups and talk to your dentist about how soon to start baby dental appointments.
What and how children eat and drink are very important. Avoid sugary drinks or fruit juices and stick to water or milk for the under 3’s. Dried fruit can also be damaging to teeth so if you are giving it limit it to mealtimes. Be sure to not add any sugar to food or drink.
By Sara Keel
When a child starts using a highchair for mealtimes introduce a mini open cup. Spouts and no-spill valves are implicated in dental decay so experts are increasingly advising the use of appropriately-sized open cups as the healthiest option.
is needed. Chat to your health visitor or dentist about this for detailed advice or if you have any concerns.
There is no minimum age for oral hygiene. The earlier you start, the better and prevention is a breeze compared to intervention. Beautiful teeth help create a happy smile. Sara Keel is founder of Babycup Ltd www.babycup.co.uk is a British company making multi awardwinning mini open cups recommended by dentists as the perfect cup for weaning and beyond. Babycup Baby & Toddler First Cups are available from Bentalls, JoJo Maman Bebe, Argos online and NCT Shop. Sara Keel is a supporter of healthy development for children and is a member of the AllParty Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood which is creating policy proposals for government to address childhood health issues.
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Little ones have a natural affinity with water, and they possess amazing natural reflexes in water; Water Babies work with these to develop your child’s confidence and skills in the pool. At Water Babies your little one will be able to journey seamlessly from their to babyFriday programme, which they can join from birth. They also have classes in Addlestone, Bordon, Cobham, Godalming, West Horsley and Woking (Woking Homes, Oriental Road). For more information call 01932 227428 or visit waterbabies.co.uk.
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Award for Aquatots Aquatots Baby Swimming teaches babies, toddlers and children to swim in a natural, safe and fun way, without the use of armbands or buoyancy aids. They run small classes of 5-8 babies in warm water, which is 32+ degrees. The best age to start is 3-12 months and there are 26 progressive swim levels.
They were thrilled to recently be announced as runners up in the Best Educational Provider Award 2014, by parenting website KalliKids, where all activities are recommended by parents. There are level 1 classes available at pools in Woking, Guildford, Bagshot, Addlestone, Chertsey, Ottershaw, Farnborough, Whiteley Village and Staines. Various days and times are available. Visit www.aquatots.com for details or call 020 8688 6488.