Little Brushers
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After the initial challenge of encouraging children to brush their teeth, another problem rears its cavity-covered face. Certainly, this next trial may not be as obvious as the first, but in some ways it is even more difficult to manage. This next dental dilemma presents its form as making sure children are brushing their teeth properly. After all, it is not enough to make sure kids brush their teeth thrice a day; more importantly, dentists and parents must make sure that children do not brandish their toothbrushes as if they were swords or wands inside their mouths, as bleeding gums are obviously not the point of brushing one’s teeth. Hence, it is only necessary that children are taught the proper motions of brushing their teeth in order to make sure that they don’t miss a spot or brush too harshly. True, this may sound like a futile task after having presented the activity of brushing one’s teeth as an adventure that comes with a Catchy!Tune or a Yummy!Toothpaste, but adults only need to remember—and remind their kids, that the time-old cliché still rings dazzling white and true: imagination is the key. A few reminders here and there that Knights in Shining Armor or Hogwarts Witches must have pearly-white teeth, and it is almost certain that teaching kids how to brush their teeth properly won’t be too much of a monster to conquer after all.