As early as possible get your child to cultivate the following habits:
- Brush their teeth twice daily – morning and evening
- Don’t allow them to sleep with the milk bottle
- Make sure that the toothpaste has an optimum amount of fluoride
- Reduce consumption of sugars and sugary foods
- Encourage eating of fruits, vegetables, non sweetened yogurt (curd) etc
- Encourage foods rich in calcium such as milk, cheese, fresh green vegetables
