Helping Your Child Overcome Anxiety It’s hard to imagine kids as anything but carefree, happy, and eager to explore the world around them. However, children experience stress just like adults do, which can severely impact their typically cheerful dispositions. Since April is National Stress Awareness Month, now is an opportune time to familiarize yourself with tools and information that can help you alleviate your child’s stress. Any number of everyday factors can lead to stress, and stress can plague anyone who feels overwhelmed. Toddlers and young children going to day care or school for the first time may experience separation anxiety due to being apart from their parents. Older kids and teenagers may feel mounting social and academic pressure. Even something as simple as overhearing loved ones arguing or seeing a sad news report can add to a child’s stress levels. When a kid is stressed, they will exhibit odd behavior and even undergo physical changes. Depending on your child’s age, watch for mood swings, changes in sleep patterns, headaches, trouble focusing, or withdrawal from the people around them. According to KidsHealth.org, younger children may also pick up habits like twirling their hair or sucking their thumb, while older kids may start to bully others, lie, or rebel. According to KidsHealth.org, good nutrition, proper rest, and healthy attention are great ways to help kids manage their stress. Set time aside each day to talk and spend time with your children; talking about worries will reduce or relieve anxieties. If you know about an upcoming stressful situation, like a school exam or a health checkup, prepare your child by studying with them or talking to them about what to expect. THE AGE OF STRESS WHAT ARE THEIR STRESSORS? HOW DO I KNOW IF MY CHILD IS STRESSED? CAN I HELP REDUCE THEIR STRESS?
Get the Smile You Deserve We all know that smiles are important, which is why advancements in dental technology have gone to such great lengths to make perfect smiles a possibility. Through these advancements, our dentists at Auburn Dental Center can provide patients with the services they deserve, such as tooth- colored restorations. Fillings, inlays, and onlays are important for our teeth. Whether teeth are decaying, cracked, or sporting heavy wear, restorations improve teeth function and boost overall oral health. While restorations are crucial, the last thing anyone wants is for them to be visible every time they smile. No one wants to have a gold or silver filling that stands out against the natural color of their teeth, especially for the front teeth. If this describes your situation, you may feel reluctant to smile or be self- conscious about your fillings, but luckily, dental technology has a solution: tooth-colored restorations. At our office, we want to boost your confidence and encourage you to show off your smile with fillings that blend in with your teeth so perfectly that you can hardly tell they’re even there. The materials we use for our natural-looking restorations are composite resin or porcelain, which mimic your actual tooth’s sturdiness in regard to wear and functionality. Additionally, these materials don’t react to temperature changes and are more durable than their metal counterparts. If you are suffering from a cracked or fractured tooth, want to replace metal fillings, or want to conserve the natural structure of a tooth, then you can benefit from tooth-colored restorations. WITH TOOTH-COLORED RESTORATIONS
Don’t stop here. For more tools and information regarding stress reduction in children, visit KidsHealth.org or contact your doctor.
You shouldn’t have to settle with a restorative treatment that makes you uncomfortable with your smile. Your perfect smile is waiting for you, and our team can help. To learn more
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