HaltonParents

Being a parent, I’m so relieved my children have had such positive experiences going to dental appointments. The kind smiling faces of the staff make them feel right at home. I have never said to them that this is the last place on earth that I would like to be.  I need to confess that growing up I was afraid of the dentist.  I was a regular rule following little girl and I would try my very best to sit still for the dentist, but I could not stop gagging.  Still to this day, I can barely chew spearmint gum because the taste and smell reminds me of visiting the dentist.  Keeping dental visits positive, I have managed not to pass on my fear of the dentist to my children.  I have managed to teach my children the importance of regular brushing and flossing which make these visits to the dentist even easier. There is nothing better than the feeling after you floss (or is that just me?)! LOL;) Continue reading →