Baby Teeth

Caring For Baby Teeth

Good Habits Start Early

One of the many wonderful things about watching your children grow is experiencing the ways in which they learn from you. You're the most important thing in their lives right now. What you do and the way you do it really matters.

Tooth brushing is a good example. If they see you doing it and enjoying it, they'll learn more quickly and come to enjoy it more quickly. Of course, as they get older they'll want to do it themselves. While this is important to their development and independence, it is also very important for you to keep an eye on them as they brush to minimize swallowing of the toothpaste.

Stick with it until they are at least 6. By that time, they'll be well equipped to do the job properly themselves.

How to Get Your Child to Brush Properly

A big part of making sure your children will have healthy teeth when they're older is to get them into a regular brushing routine: every morning and evening.

Getting kids to regularly brush twice a day can be tricky. Like anything in life, if we make the experience a fun one, things seem to go more smoothly! This is one of the reasons we created the Nurdles — those three cute squirts of toothpaste you see all around the site.

Milky (the white one) is for baby teeth, which are sometimes called "milk teeth." Your little one responds so imaginatively to characters, so use Milky to make your life easier! Let your children know how pleased Milky will be if they brush properly, show them the Nurdle Shmurdle — a song and dance with Milky and his friends — and in no time at all they'll want to keep their teeth clean and white just for him!