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Without Taking Away Their Candy How to Protect Your Child’s Dental Health on Halloween
Almost anyone older than the age of 5 could probably tell you that eating too much candy isn’t good for your teeth — and what is Halloween if not a day solely devoted to giving kids way too much candy? Now, simply telling your child they can’t eat any candy at all wouldn’t be any fun, and it’s also an unrealistic expectation to have for Halloween. But if you want to keep your child from getting cavities and still let them enjoy their trick-or-treating spoils, here are a few tips. Eat dinner before trick-or-treating. If you want to prevent your kids from eating their way through most of their candy all on Halloween night, eating dinner before heading out into the neighborhood is a great way to curb Don’t Miss Kids’ Day Have you heard about Kids’ Day? Once a month, Briarfield Dental Care throws a special celebration focused exclusively on our youngest patients. The office is transformed with fun decorations, and there are lots of prizes for kids who come in to join the fun. Plus, we have special spin brushes and offers on sealants and mouthguards only available during Kids’ Day. Oct. 28 Halloween Nov. 18 Football: OSU vs. MI Dec. 29 New Years’ Party Jan. 17 Winter/Disney’s “Frozen” Feb. 21 Western: Cowboys and Cowgirls
their appetite. If they’re not super hungry, they probably won’t eat as much candy.
you make your kids wait to eat their candy until mealtime, the production of saliva will help wash away the sugars that would otherwise harm your child’s teeth. Avoid certain candies if you can. All candy has a lot of sugar, but certain candies tend to stick on the teeth and cause more problems than others. Taffies, caramels, and hard candy can linger on the teeth for much longer than chocolate, so if you want to limit your child’s candy, taking those out of their stash would be a good move.
Ration out the candy. Even if your kids don’t eat all of their candy on Halloween night, that means they could just eat it all on another day. So, it might be a good idea to limit their daily candy count; let them take a few pieces of it with them to school as a part of their lunch or let them have some as dessert with their dinner. Have them eat their candy with meals. When you just eat candy by itself, the sugar has more opportunities to stick around, causing tooth decay and plaque to grow. However, if
We hope you’ll have a fun, safe Halloween that’s good for your smile!
Dr. Stuckey’s Playlist
My Top 20 Albums As you know, I generally use my playlist to highlight one of my favorite artists. This time around, I thought I’d throw a curveball and share my all-time favorite albums instead.
#20 Snow Patrol, “Eyes Open” #19 Counting Crows, “August and Everything After” #18 Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, “Spirit of Music” #17 Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Stadium Arcadium” #16 AC/DC, “Back in Black” #15 Hootie & the Blowfish, “Cracked Rear View”
I listen to a wide variety of music, and I have countless records, cassette tapes, and CDs. My original plan was to share my top 10 albums, but I couldn’t choose only 10. My first attempt to compile this list had 42 entries; in the end, I narrowed it down to 20. These are albums that I can listen to over and over again without skipping any songs. Without further ado, I present the second half of my favorite LP list.
#14 Sonia Dada, “A Day at the Beachl” #13 Jackson Browne, “The Pretender” #12 Bruce Springsteen, “Born to Run” #11 David Bowie, “Let’s Dance”
Make sure to check out our next edition, where I’ll share the fist half, 1–10. You may wind up being surprised by my all-time favorite selection — my entire family sure was.
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