Daily routines come with some issues. During the school year, there’s a good chance your family gets into a good daily routine. Well, let’s face it, it might be a chaotic routine, but a routine nonetheless. The goal is that these routines encourage a healthy lifestyle, but did you know that sometimes these school routines…

As an adult, you know tooth pain is no fun. It keeps you from sleeping, focusing at work, and ultimately enjoying your day. For kids, it’s not much better. A toothache can easily disrupt a day that your child has been looking forward to. And a child who can’t sleep through the night because their…

What causes that stinky breath? There are certain things in life that are unavoidable. Doing the dishes, trying to determine what to eat for dinner, and bad breath. Sure, everyone would prefer to go through life without having to worry about stinky breath first thing in the morning, but it gets to us all. And…

Keeping Up With Routine Dental Visits Routine dental visits are more than just a quick cleaning and a new toothbrush that happens every six months. At Pediatric Dental Specialists in Kearney, Nebraska, we think of these routine visits as the cornerstone of long-term oral health that serves as a proactive way to monitor your child’s…

Dental problems can be sneaky. When you’re a parent, you want to do everything you can to keep your child safe. You fight to keep that helmet on them when they’re riding their bike, you harass them a million times a day to drink some water, you wince as they attempt to rollerskate for the…

Ready for snack time?  One thing is for sure, food can be a journey, to say the least. One moment, your kids are eating everything you put on their plate, the next, they’re refusing to even touch their favorite meal. Every parent knows that what a child eats plays a role in their health, but…

A Simple Way to Protect Your Child’s Smile As a parent, you do everything you can to keep your child healthy, from providing nutritious meals to scheduling checkups with their doctor. But what about their teeth? Even with great brushing and flossing habits, some areas of the mouth are harder for kids to keep clean.…

Halloween and trick-or-treating are practically rites of passage for many kids. From picking out the costumes to deciding who to trick-or-treat with and how many houses to hit up, many kids start planning their fun well in advance of the big day. Their parents, on the other hand? Not so much. Though moms, dads, and…

It’s such a big milestone when your baby’s first teeth start to erupt through their gums. All of a sudden, your little baby is turning into this little person. And there’s nothing better than the toothy grin of a toddler, right? But here’s the thing. It can be easy to overlook or misunderstand just how…

If you’re a parent, we know that you likely spend a lot of time online looking up information to help you do what’s best for your child. And checking online is a great place to start. After all, we post blogs on the Pediatric Dental Specialists website to help parents find the information they need…