or just a bit arsey in wanting to correct misinformation in son's homework re toothbrushing?

[jasper]

Ds has as part of his homework

Rearrange the following in order.

1)Rinse your mouth with water and spit
2)Put toothpaste on brush
3)Brush teeth up and down

Now apart from being ridiculously simple for nine year olds the issue I have is with the instruction to rinse your mouth.
For maximun effect you should NOT rinse your mouth, especially before bedtime.

I was tempted to write a note to this effect but my 9 yo effectivey told me not to embarrass him , and to get a life.

Your comments please

eh, 'you should NOT rinse your mouth'?

you tell me now?

no wonder my teeth are fucked!

do it do it do it

rinsing mouth out after brushing, even brushing with water afterwards reduces the effectiveness of the fluouride on the toothpaste which for maximum benefit should bathe the teeth for as long as possible

put a 'never' before 1) and then let him do it

It's really important not to rinse.

My dentist has told me never to rinse my mouth out.
Brush (gently!), spit, that's it.

I was brought up to rinse my mouth out, perhaps his teacher was too. She needs up to date information.

I would find some way of making a comment.

blimey

harpo

From other thread you may see I am cross with the world today.

Impressed you are not all telling me to back off and stop being an arse!

Thing is the theory of tooth care is so simple . The hard bit is not scoffing the sugar stuff.

The fairly recent recommendation NOT to rinse ( for max fluoride effect) is actually a breakthrough in dental care ( scoffs at NOddyness of own profession)but lots of people don't know about it.

Since I started doing it I have upped my chocolate consumption to compensate.

The homework was on a pre printed sheet.

jasper

haven't seen your other thread, please redirect!

thanks for info about rinsing but I shouldn't worry about correcting son cos they won't take any notice of what their homework says anyway, will they?

you shoudl tell the school, as it will be an old work sheet

I would tell them, but would use the school email address to do so,(we have one for the headmaster) rather than sending in a note which might embarrass your DS.

it says on the back of the tube about adult supervision to avoid swallowing excess toothpaste. Couldn't do it myself I hate the feeling of having toothpaste in mouth, friend of mine used to brush with no water and swallow it all, used to make me gag.

good point Harpo

I won't trouble you with my woes!

Kristina yes it was a very old worksheet.
First part was about how to make scrambled eggs.Included the question " why are scrambled eggs good for children and invalids?"

Second part about brushing teeth

aw, bless that decrepit worksheet jasper, sounds like something from the 1940s! 'scrambled eggs' and 'invalids' indeed!

Nah don't write anything. honest you will write somethign reasonable and it'll sound like "Look look, I am a overly concerned parent who notices everything"

Which you are not. You are just a pedant really

If you must, mention something casually, in person next time you see her. and do it in a jokey chatty way. It'll stick or not.

was it copied on a bander?

What about mouthwash? I hate the feeling if I haven't used mouthwash, I don't feel clean.

I hate the word invalid and always use it's correct pronunciation if I hear it from someone to demonstrate how horrible a word it is (inval-id rather than inva-lid). I would be really angry if that was my child bringing that back and asking the school why they thought teaching such prejudiced words was ok.

Tink no mouthwash. It is of the DEVIL!!

seriously the point is to let the fluoride in the paste hang around the teeth for as long as possible.

Kristina what is a bander?

Slur you have rumbled me. I am a TOTAL pedant and actually too lazy to say anything

Doesn't mouthwash erode your teeth too, or does it depend on the wash? DH was telling me this last night, it was very interesting (sad couple made for each other eh!)

Well,well, learn something new every day. I feel much better now for never having bothered to teach ds to rinse

oh, bloody hell jasper! no mouthwash either

I am going to bed before you tell me to stop flossing!

Harpo you Still floss?! that is SO 1990s.

Just kidding!
keep up the flossing.
But mouthwash is an unnecessary waste of money!

choosy some say so . depends on alcohol content or something. best avoid anyway. You can spend what you save on fags and sweets

Come on then Jasper - give us the whole current routine!

Morn til night!

Including brushing technique - up down, circular, tongue brushing etc?????

oh jasper, you are obviously a young pedant Its a type of copying machine that was used befroe photocopiers. the text was usually in a violet colour and teh quality was very poor.

perhaps they have another official name....i shall ask another elderly person tomorrow

DS aged 4 sings

" oh brush your teeth in circles"

to the tune of Hokey Kokey

they learn it at nursery

mmm kristinaM - that song's on cbeebies (I sing it all the time, it's great)

kristina.

Reckon they've been sticking telly on at nursery. That is on cbeebies at the mo.

soapy any way at all. Just make sure you use the jaggy end of the brush, apply to all teeth in a jiggy motion and use fluoride toothpaste or you might as well not bother.

Once during the day sometime and most impostantly last thing at night. Go to bed with a mouthful of minty foam!

Also choose your mother carefully as you will inherity her type of mouth bacteria which is the biggest indicator of your tooth holey proneness.

Kristina i am an elderlypedant and i remember that stuff. the paper tasted sour!