Tooth decay is one of the most common health problems impacting young children’s primary teeth. In fact, nearly 40-to-50 percent of children will be affected by tooth decay before age five. Did you know that 51 million school hours are lost each year due to dental-related conditions?
Since tooth decay is nothing to smile about, Sesame Street has launched “Healthy Teeth, Healthy Me” to give preschoolers and their families the tools to practice good oral health for life. The 350,000 free outreach kits are being distributed nationwide and are also available at www.sesamestreet.org/teeth. Healthy Teeth, Health Me features brand new songs, animated segments and celebrity guests Bruno Mars, David Hyde Pierce, Nicole Kidman, Amy Ryan, Wendy Williams, Jay Sean, Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber.
The project objectives include:
- Empowering children to make healthy choices that will have a positive impact on their oral health;
- Educating adults about the benefits of young children’s preventive oral care and recommended strategies to establish a foundation for healthy habits early in life.
Here is a fun video to help get kids excited about brushing their teeth.
To learn more about the benefits of good oral health and other important issues concerning your family, please check out http://www.sesamestreet.org/
Thanks for sharing. MY daughter loves Sesame Street. Maybe this will help her get more excited about brushing her teeth!
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Avoid sugary sodas. They are loaded with sugar are acidic enough to dissolve away tooth enamel; and are often sipped for long periods of time, resulting in teeth that are being bathed with sugar and acid almost continuously throughout the day to cure tooth decay.
Sesame Street is one educational show that really fits for our kids. Each episode teaches different lessons that kids could learn. I love that they are providing this kit for free!