Author: anastasiardh
Anastasia helps you take the wheel, pick a lane and thrive in it!
She is a health empowerment conversationalist whose voice of experience ignites your route to personal & professional health.
A curiosity expert and coffee addict with 30 years in the healthcare profession, her programs empower you to reduce daily stress, energize your productivity and align your emotional, physical and financial health.
Back To School Tips
Back to School Tips
How To Make Parents’ Lives Easier & Their Kids’ Teeth Healthier
A recent study states that 30% of U.S. kids age 6-12 will miss school due to oral health problems. That number ends up being MILLIONS of hours that are lost … why is this acceptable?
Tooth decay is an ACTIVE CHRONIC BACTERIAL INFECTION … and …. it is PREVENTABLE!
Yes, I am passionate about this topic. It truly hurts my heart to see any child in pain from tooth decay. Kids do not have a choice regarding their health. They must be taught. It begins with their home environment. Parents, single parents, grandparents have a responsibility regarding the choices they make for their child.
Back to school routines from a summer of fun can be a challenge for both parents and kids. Here are three tips to make parents’s lives easier & their kids’ teeth healthier.
1) This time of year, you may be making appointments with your physician for vaccinations, etc. While you are making appointments, continue to invest in your child’s health by establishing them with a dental practice. Your dental hygienist can guide you on their tooth eruption pattern, suggest what juices are good to buy for lunches, offer flossing alternatives as kids’ dexterity is not floss friendly, identify if they are at a low, moderate or high risk for tooth decay, etc.
2) When you are buying back to school items for backpacks … get travel size toothbrushes & toothpaste to pack in them. Makes it easier on you when they can brush on site in the event you are on the go … and … who wants to battle when everyone is tired upon getting home late.
3) Have toothbrush holders that can either be placed on the backsplash or near the sink in your kitchen. While dinner is being made … or homework is requiring a break … parents can monitor their kids from 6-12 to ensure they are brushing … this can be accomplished anytime and on the weekends!
BONUS: Parents … do not neglect your health! Moms … place either your toothbrush or floss in the shower and indulge in the additional moments you get to yourself while doing something for your health!
Kids who have oral problems lose their focus in school, their grades will suffer, their teeth will discolor, their breath will be bad until the infection is serious enough to miss school.
Establish the value of health at an early age for your kids. They will thank you for it … when they smile!
Anastasia
Take What You Learn & Make A Difference with It
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How Vulnerability & Social Media Mesh
Imagine your life arriving at a place where you felt so alive, thankful and silly happy. Maybe it was your wedding or when your child or grandchild was born, or when you won your battle with cancer.
Imagine your life arriving at a place where you felt shock, sadness from your loved one’s sudden death. Confusion & frustration try to unravel you.
Now, imagine an unexpected collision of happiness & sorrow. It is a perfect storm that will demand you to choose to adapt to life’s changes or submit to living life in chains.
The passage through grief is unique to each person. I am fully aware of every stage and allow myself to feel the raw emotions and spontaneous tears.
The responsibilities following death of our loved ones is a full time job that no one interviews for yet somehow lands.
Every day I’m one step closer to accomplishing the goal in getting fired from this “job”.
Because of that, I’m a bit slow at returning to full speed ahead and apologize in advance for my delay in response or action.
To those of you who viewed my LIVE video on FB, thank you for sharing such a vulnerable moment with David and I. Mom was finally understanding the power of social media and her daughter’s role in it … I’m certain she is smiling and scratching her head at how these videos can reach so many people who took the time to encourage, pray and share their heart.
Life does not end. Life changes. Love remains.
Anastasia
Motivational Speaker | Health Empowerment 