Do you struggle to get your kids to brush their teeth? And when you do get them to brush, do they do so in a hurried and inefficient manner? Stop those battles with the Twooth Timer!
The Twooth Timer to the Rescue
Helping your child move towards independence with oral hygiene is an important task, but one that is often easier said than done. Kids can come up with about a thousand different things that they'd rather do than brush their teeth. Building skyscrapers out of blocks, jumping through puddles and playing in a pots'n'pans rock band is often way more appealing than tooth-brushing. That is, until the Twooth Timer makes its entrance!
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| Antoinette deJanasz, inventor of the Twooth Timer |
The Twooth Timer is a tooth-shaped timer that was invented by Antoinette de Janasz, president of the company. The timer can be set for one minute or two minutes (the amount of time experts recommend we brush our teeth). The company's tagline aptly reads, "Get your kids to brush for two minutes without 'pulling teeth'." I have to tell you, they're right.
If you have never timed yourself brushing your teeth, you will be amazed once you do. You'll realize that, like most people, you don't even brush for half of the recommended time. In fact, most young adults brush about a quarter of the recommended time. Younger kids, I am sure, brush way less than that when nobody's looking.
Why Twooth Brushing Matters
Brushing teeth has always been important for healthy teeth and gums, but it turns out that the proper care and keeping of our chompers also protects our overall health. According to the Twooth Timer website:
"New research is finding that heart disease and strokes,
as well as diabetes and respiratory disease,
may be linked to gum disease. Consider
your mouth as a doorway to your body. Plaque is a
colorless film of bacteria that sticks to
teeth and if not properly removed, can lead to gum
disease. The bacteria associated with gum disease can enter
your bloodstream and travel throughout your body.
Good oral hygiene is the best prevention."
Start Early, Stay Strong
Building healthy habits starts from a young age. Making oral care a regular part of the day from the time your baby is born, makes this life-long skill second nature. Early on, you'll be doing the cleaning and brushing for your child. Then, you'll move on to assisting your child, until your child is old enough to brush herself. Making the Twooth Timer part of the whole routine makes it fun and more effective.
Be sure to keep the Twooth Timer's contact information on hand, because cousins, friends and other visitors may want to know how they can score one for themselves! I'm not kidding. The Twooth Timer is just that fun! And it costs way less than the copay for the cost of one filling!
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| The Twooth Timer |
Great for Toddlers, Tweens and Teens!
You may think that the Twooth Timer would be something that kids will use as toddlers and preschoolers, then quickly outgrow. Not so, as my own homegrown research has proven. When my review unit of the Twooth Timer arrived, I thought I would check it out, do my review and then donate it to a family, preschool or other such program. Not so! My two youngest, a tween and a teen, saw the Twooth Timer and begged to open it. They have been using it ever since. It is perched (ever so cutely) on a shelf in our bathroom! My youngest has even discovered that, since the Twooth Timer has the one minute mark, he can use it to swish anti-cavity rinse in his mouth, as well. He was psyched to find another reason to use it.
In fact, Antoinette shared with me in one communcation, that she developed the Twooth Timer when her kids were well past toddler and preschool age. They also loved the timer! And...her children, now grown, have never had a cavity! Clearly, Antoinette was on to something with this invention!
In fact, Antoinette shared with me in one communcation, that she developed the Twooth Timer when her kids were well past toddler and preschool age. They also loved the timer! And...her children, now grown, have never had a cavity! Clearly, Antoinette was on to something with this invention!
How the Twooth Timer Changes Lives
Taking care of ourselves goes a long way towards boosting our self-confidence and is an expression of self-love. People who take care of themselves seem to feel good about themselves and people who feel good about themselves tend to take better care of themselves. It's a never ending cycle. Our confidence and self-esteem is tied making healthy life choices.
When Antionette submitted this product, I was so impressed with both its simplicity, and the far-reaching impact it can have on people's lives. I have worked with teens in the past, who have had many dental problems (cavities, poor oral hygiene, etc.), and who were teased mercilessly as very young children. The effects of that teasing was still very fresh in their minds as teens, even though their beautiful, permanent teeth were in. Our smiles very much affect our self-esteem. Therefore, the Twooth Timer changes smiles, changes self-perception and changes lives.
Welcome, Twooth Timer and Antoionette, to the Kidlutions family of award-winners! We are so glad to have you!
