ITS a common part of nightly routines in households up and down the country, but a dentist has warned why its a bad idea for parents to give their children milk just before they go to bed.<\/p>\n
While many mums and dads choose to do so to help their kids sleep through the night, it could have a negative effect on their teeth.<\/p>\n
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Icy Bear Dental, a luxury dental range developed by Hanna Kinsella, posted a video titled 3 things I would NEVER let my kids do as a dentist.<\/p>\n
In the clip featured on Icy Bears TikTok account @icybeardental, Hanna explained: A lot of people dont realise that milk breaks down into sugar.<\/p>\n
So give them the milk before they brush their teeth.<\/p>\n
However, there are two more rules when it comes to looking after your childrens teeth.<\/p>\n
She revealed she would also ban drinking fruit juices in between meals.<\/p>\n
Hanna explained: A lot of people think fruit juices are very healthy - but they are actually very acidic.<\/p>\n
They lower the PH in the mouth and that can cause decay.<\/p>\n
Instead, Hanna encouraged parents to only give their children fruit juice during meal times to limit the number of times they drink them during a day.<\/p>\n
The third golden rule is to cut out dried fruit from their go-to snacks.<\/p>\n
She continued: A lot of parents think that dried fruit is a really good alternative to sweets, but actually they contain just as much - if not more - sugar.<\/p>\n
Dried fruit has got a really sticky texture and they can get stuck in between kids teeth.<\/p>\n
That sugar can cause decay so if youre going to give them dried fruit, stick to meal times and not as snacks in between.<\/p>\n
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