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Re: finding balance regarding dental care
---Avoid buying into other people¡¯s fright or assuredness or sales pitches. Check other sources, calmly, Know that it will all change by the time your children are grown.--- After I wrote the
By lisajceledon · #76957 ·
Re: finding balance regarding dental care
--- did not notice any difference in their oral health pre-special diet vs. post-special diet. --- We started the very restrictive diet when she was about 6 until age 10.
By CASS KOTRBA · #76956 ·
Re: finding balance regarding dental care
I wanted to share a bit about our experiences with dental health and food control. When my kids were really little I did my best to ensure that any teeth they had were brushed once a day. We were not
By CASS KOTRBA · #76955 ·
Re: Side curses, and clarity
***you were once so very close-minded in your control over such a small group of people focused upon being Victims*** If you believe doctors and scientists and dentists and toothbrushes and Vaseline
By Deb Lewis · #76954 ·
Re: finding balance regarding dental care
-=-Would it be better for kids' teeth if we still lived in caves and ate primal diets? Since we don't, it's pretty irrelevant.-=- Yes. Good question. Would the promise of stronger teeth in those who
By Sandra Dodd · #76953 ·
Re: Side curses, and clarity
Another kind of changing perspective I collect is comments on the benefits of having read here, or other places (sometimes they¡¯re specified). http://sandradodd.com/feedback/ The last three I added
By Sandra Dodd · #76952 ·
Re: Side curses, and clarity
When deciding what sources to consider, I think of the integrity of the book / magazine / website, and the intentions of the writer. Credibility (believability, trustworthiness) matters, to me. Some
By Sandra Dodd · #76951 ·
Re: finding balance regarding dental care
Like Sandra said , don't believe everything you read not even here. Here is an article about the book just mentioned and curing decay with diet:
By BRIAN POLIKOWSKY · #76950 ·
Re: Side curses, and clarity
All the fear and anger in this email makes me wonder how can one unschool well. Conspiracy theories, fear mongering , government and doctors keeping you sick! Aigoo!!!!! I rather life happily in this
By BRIAN POLIKOWSKY · #76948 ·
Re: finding balance regarding dental care
For me, it's about priorities. It's not that I don't find there to be strong evidence for certain dietary practices, it's that I have to decide what is the best means of strengthening my relationship
By Sarah Thompson · #76947 ·
Side curses, and clarity
I received commentary on the side that amounts to cursing me, oddly, with an odder ¡°good luck¡± ending. When someone participates in a public discussion, it¡¯s not okay to follow someone home and
By Sandra Dodd · #76946 ·
Re: finding balance regarding dental care
there are some really great, calming posts on this topic. I wanted to add a few thoughts. genetics are not very clearly understood. epigenetics (how our environment affects our genes) is real and
By cheri.tilford@... · #76949 ·
Re: finding balance regarding dental care
How about making a fun game of trying to find and taste as many new (non-sticky) candies as possible to help him still feel abundance while his mouth heals. You could search local stores, try an Asian
By CASS KOTRBA · #76944 ·
Re: finding balance regarding dental care
I've had similar experiences to Karen, and my son is one of those kids that Alex mentioned. I went to a dentist a few years ago and they told me I needed more than $4000 work done - to fix old
By Jo Isaac · #76941 ·
Re: finding balance regarding dental care
Karen is right, his baby teeth are no indicative of how his adult teeth will be. Diets and much more are no indication of the health of your teeth. I have friends whose kids barely brushes their
By BRIAN POLIKOWSKY · #76940 ·
Re: finding balance regarding dental care
I've had a couple of similar experiences over the years, always with a new-to-us dentist. Twice (twenty years apart with different dental problems) I believe that they were scams. One told me I needed
By Michelle Marr · #76942 ·
Re: finding balance regarding dental care
<<I think I'm feeling fuzzy about how important it really is-- how to balance between control and neglect. I think I still have some distortion or lack of clarity there.>> Ethan and I visited a new
By Karen James · #76939 ·
Re: finding balance regarding dental care
I can't offer advice on dental care. What I -do- have experience with is having favorite foods suddenly off limits. It's HARD. And it's harder, even as an adult, when someone says "That's just how it
By Michelle Marr · #76943 ·
Re: finding balance regarding dental care
I let the long post through from Caryn Stockwell bikerchick even though some of it isn¡¯t great unschooling advice. Dental treament is likely screwy. Everyone who is in business is in business to
By Sandra Dodd · #76938 ·
Re: finding balance regarding dental care
***My inclination is to wait a bit while his mouth heals some more*** Yes, I think so. Maybe looking at the situation from a different perspective will inspire greater clarity so you have more
By Karen James · #76937 ·