I think the boy's teeth look terrific, not fake

• has anybody ever been unhappy with the way - their child's orthodontic work turned out?
  • I LOVE THEM! sm - Me2notU
    • that's not my son LOL - i said that was a picture of what his teeth look l
  • It's all about the retainer! - Lllls
    • He will be 10 Monday - n/m
  • My daughter had done years earlier and - Kristie
  • They look great! I agree, the importance - Me
  • I think the boy's teeth look terrific, not fake - truffle
    • yes he does and he says his friends liked it - he even looks for Miley Cyrus stuff
  • I also find myself - staring at my kids teeth
    • Yes about the wisdom teeth - daiseymae

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I think you'll like it.  Do not get discouraged.  You should really only lose 1-2 lb per week.  Just taking the attention to the portions is a great step.  Also, drink the water if at all possible.  The exercise is good as well, but this need not be structured or even at a gym.  Exercise around your house.  Take the long way to do things.  Park further in the parking lot (be safe of course), walk around your kitchen when you're cooking.  Getting up the heart rate is most important!!!  I think you'll like Weight Watchers.  Feel free to keep in touch, would love to encourage you some more!  Well wishes to you...  

You are very brave - a lot of people would be afraid to speak up. As I was reading your post, I kept thinking about a prayer I read when my son was little:

"Dear Father, hear and bless Thy beasts and singing birds
And guard with tenderness small things that have no words."

Sounds like you are His eyes and ears and hands down here on Earth.

One of my grandsons is home-schooled.  Two are public-schooled.  The home schooled one is doing very well.  The two who are not are in deep trouble (one is in 1st grade and the other in 3rd grade.  The 3rd grader has been held back twice.  All the school does is complain about him, say he cannot read (he can read at my house) and plague his mother with their frequent phone calls and meetings where they try to place the blame on the parents "lack of helping enough with their homework"  (since when do first and third graders have two hours of homework at night - that is crazy).  The 1st grader is doing okay, but barely.  When my own kids were young (I have 3) my son would have really benefitted frome home school, but at that time the state of California made that impossible.  I went through so much with him and with a nephew (my sister-in-law and brother-in-law spent 800.00 a month on special reading and tutoring classes and that was back in the 1970s and 1980s.  That is the only way he did well, and the tutors agreed with the parents that there was nothing wrong with him or his ability to learn, that it was the school's lack of teaching to the individual that was the problem.  Lucky for him that his parents could afford the tutors.  Psychologist's don't know everything (and I am an old Psych RN and have met a lot who were probably attracted to the field because they were formerly psych patients  .  As a grandma who lives with her home-schooled grandson who is in the fifth grade now I say hooray for home school! It feels really good to know that he gets taught in a way that works best for him and his mother.  If the psychologists are worried about "group interaction" just take her to martial arts classes.  Since when were schools the only place a child could interact?   Martial arts is good exercise and it also has worked wonders with ADD children and I've seen that first hand.  It is helpful with self esteem and helps children work on their ability to work with others as a team.  My home schooled grandson can interact with anyone anytime and we get tons of compliments on his behavior and he is delightfully happy.  Every year we ask him if he would like to change to public school, private school or continue with home schooling.  His answer so far has been homeschool!  My other two grandsons who go to public school are much loved, but there is defnitely a difference in their behavior, their attitude toward learning, and their ability to get along with others when compared to their cousin.  The public schools are not what they were when I went to school - I had wonderful teachers and obtained an education that was second to none.  Alas, this is not the 1950s anymore and the public schools prove that to me every day in every way.  Go to some websites and check out the curriculums.  See what is out there.  I recommend Calvert's great curriculum.  Good luck! 

Wait at least a year to get fitted. I was a receptionist and had to either quit my job or get my dentures immediately. Mine fit great at first and was told never to take them out (I didn't) ...then one day when answering the phone at work, my bottoms fell out. Thank heavens no one was in the waiting room. How embarrassing!

I don't think I was fitted correctly as they hurt like heck where the bottom jaw met the top of the mouth. I cannot wear the tops now either. They are too loose. I had them religned after a year but it didn't help. Always had trouble eating and drinking anything. Gagged and choked all the time.

I can't eat in restaurants because I at least wear my tops when going somewhere so I don't scare anyone, but can't eat with them. 

As for your question, it cost me $700, 12 years ago and another $300 to get then relined. What a waste of $$

Think I'll change my name to Gums.

If so which do you prefer the toothpaste or the whitening strips?.  I would like to try one of these products but unsure if one is better than the other. 

Thanks

Maybe it's the toothpaste.  Some of it tastes yucky to a kid or the mint may be too strong or brushing could be irritating his gums.  Let him pick a child's toothpaste and soft toothbrush and see if that helps.  As for baths,  I had to be dragged kicking and screaming to the tub.  What mom didn't know was that my older sister kept sneaking in and pulling the plug, telling me I was going to go down the drain. She said if I told mom she would call the adoption agency and tell them to take me back (I wasn't adopted, but at age 4 I didn't know that).  Maybe he saw something on TV that scared him.   Some shows are pretty graphic (news too). I recall one show where a lady was brushing her teeth and blood started pouring from the faucet. Try letting him sit in a dry tub with a bucket of water for a sponge bath.  Sit down and talk with the kid (not talk to) and assure him/her that if there is something going on you can help.   

My daughter got her braces off and now wants to have her teeth whitened. 

I would have the orthodontist do it but they charge about $400.00.  Yikes!

Anyone use over-the-counter whiteners?  If so, which ones give better results?

Thanks

Christmas tree preference?

these are called sealants and are VERY well worth the money.  My kids both had them done and are ages 20 and 25 and neither have ever had a cavity in their back teeth.  They also both get Easter baskets until they get married, but that's entirely our choice just because it's fun to do for them!

You know, truthfully, I have a nearly perfect 7-year-old kid.  He's well-behaved, patient, kind and honest.  Why is it, then, that we have to have this big fight EVERY night and EVERY morning regarding "go brush your teeth."  I have to tell him this six to seven times before I am heard.  Then I'm grumpy about it, nagging how they'll rot, turn black and fall out.  My only thought is to try ignoring him when he requests something, making him ask me six to seven times.  That might work.  Gotta love him, but this really irks me.... Anyone else with a similar dilemma?