TOOTHFAIRY FORGOT HER DUTY!

Yes, the toothfairy forgot her duty and Mew had to resort to the help of a dentist instead. Last week we discovered that one of Mew's lower permanent front tooth had budded whereas her milk tooth showed no sign of getting loose or imminent falling (Thanks to our care for her dental health, Mew has perfect milk teeth with no cavity nor coloured spots). We had to take Mew to the dentist and he quickly extracted her two lower milk front teeth to give space for the permanent ones to grow. Mew was so brave to experience her first tooth extraction case without any fuss or cry. She was even more proud to bring home her extracted teeth as a souvenir. Now we have to remind her everyday to push her tongue against the growing permanent teeth so that they can soon advance to be in line with other teeth. I hope that she will not need orthodontic treatment in the future, otherwise it will cost us a fortune, lol.

Here are some advice of taking care of your child's teeth:


Children need to learn how to clean their teeth. Start off by giving your baby a small toothbrush as a toy - bath time is a good time. Start to clean your baby's teeth as soon as they appear. Use a small, soft toothbrush and water. 


When the child is older, introduce small amounts of junior fluoride toothpaste onto the brush. Just put a small wipe of toothpaste on the brush. It is best that your child cleans their teeth the last thing before bed. 

It is hard for children under ten to clean their teeth properly. You will need to help at least once a day. If the bacteria have been on the teeth for a long time, the gums may bleed when brushed. This gingivitis tells you that the gums are unhealthy. To get them healthy again the gums need to be cleaned more often, even if they bleed when brushed.

 

Tips to prevent dental disease:

Here are some tips to prevent decay and sore gums for children:

- Avoid putting infants and young children down with a bottle. Always ensure feeding has ceased before your child goes to sleep to avoid early infant tooth decay.

- Drink fluoridated tap water every day. If you are not sure if your local water is fluoridated, check with your local council.

- Avoid eating sugary sticky foods, especially between meals.

- Avoid sweet drinks and juices, especially between meals.

- Give your child foods that make them chew.

- Brush twice a day - after breakfast and before bed (use a small toothbrush and a small amount of fluoridated, junior toothpaste).

-  If there's no brush, rinse with water.

-  Use dental floss daily from about 3-4 years of age.

-  Visit your dentist regularly.

-  Please do not put honey on dummies to get children to sleep.

 

To mark this important milestone in Mew's dental development, I posted here some eruption charts of children's milk and permanent teeth:

I LOVE YOU, DADDY!

That's what Mew said to her Daddy on Father's Day. It's a very natural feeling from a little daughter to her beloved father.

That's also what I want to say to my Dad, but it is just the start of the whole sentence: "I love you, Daddy, no matter how many disagreements we have had. Your love to me is forever engraved in my heart. Please forgive me for hurting you not only once! I never meant to do so. You are always the best father and I am so grateful for being your daughter!"

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL FATHERS IN THE WORLD

 

My Father

(Writer Unknown)

When I was:

• Four years old: My daddy can do anything.
• Five years old: My daddy knows a whole lot.
• Six years old: My dad is smarter than your dad.
• Eight years old: My dad doesn't know exactly everything.
• Ten years old: In the olden days, when my dad grew up, things were sure different.
• Twelve years old: Oh, well, naturally, Dad doesn't know anything about that. He is too old to remember his childhood.
• Fourteen years old: Don't pay any attention to my dad. He is so old-fashioned.
• Twenty-one years old: Him? My Lord, he's hopelessly out of date.
• Twenty-five years old: Dad knows about it, but then he should, because he has been around so long.
• Thirty years old: Maybe we should ask Dad what he thinks. After all, he's had a lot of experience.
• Thirty-five years old: I'm not doing a single thing until I talk to Dad.
• Forty years old: I wonder how Dad would have handled it. He was so wise.
• Fifty years old: I'd give anything if Dad were here now so I could talk this over with him. Too bad I didn't appreciate how smart he was. I could have learned a lot from him.
  

UNE SOURIS VERTE

Mew has just learnt the nursery rhyme "Une souris verte" (A green mouse) at school and she amazed us by singing almost fluently the whole song the day before yesterday. She even can understand the meaning of the song and translate it for us. To mark her progress in French, I attach here the original video and a video of Mew singing the same song:

The original song:

And here is Mew singing the song:

YOU ARE ALWAYS LOVED!

Dear Mew

In spite of the geographical distance between you and your grandparents, you are always in their minds and their hearts, just as you always miss them and miss our home country. We parents hope that you will never forget who we are and where we come from as well as will preserve our own language and cultural traditions until future generations. Mommy and Daddy (and of course your grandparents) are very happy to hear that you prefer living in our home country because you can have your real large family around with your loving grandparents. We are also very proud of you when you can spell and read nearly the whole story book we brought with us from the last home visit - in our own language. Keep going forward, our little princess, with your self-confidence as you can do anything if you try hard enough, and you know that we are always just behind you, to follow each step of progress you make, to share your joys and achievements, to lighten your sorrows and to help you overcome the failures to stand up for challenges again to reach farther on your life path.

Mommy is posting here the poem made by your Grandma for your birthday so that you can keep it as a treasured memory and a symbol of the uncountable love that your grandparents shed on you. Sweetie, you are always loved!

HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE HELLO KITTY?

Want to share your favourite characters of Hello Kitty's theme with your friends? Simply want to brighten the day for another person? An adorable (and of course, completely free) ecard from Hello Kitty's post office can surely help you to convey your loving message to the recipient in an instant.

Create your own artwork: coloring a picture, writing letters, making paper dolls, swapping secret note, etc. - you shall find a lot of creative ideas and activities at Hello Kitty's Art Centre.

For young online game fans, what could be more interesting than entering Hello Kitty's arcade to solve jigsaw puzzles, to play matching games or to help Hello Kitty save a sunny day?

Don't forget to spare some moments to download free exclusive Hello Kitty's egoodies inclusive of wallpapers, paper craft projects, calendars and emoticons to your computer for later enjoyment.

Just in case you are not aware of Hello Kitty as the main character in cartoon series of the same name, it would be a good idea to check out these at Youtube and I am sure that regardless of your age or your nationality, you will soon fall in love with this lovable kitty. Now I am dreaming of buying Mew a Hello Kitty wrist watch in her future birthday (cannot tell exactly when, lol, since it is way too expensive for my budget just for a kid's watch however) or indulging myself with a Hello Kitty's pendant (well, perhaps I can expect it as a gift from Mew once she can earn her living - but then I will be too old to wear such a cute pendant, don't you think?)