The Oral Health Upgrade Your Kids Actually Want This Holiday
Water Flossers, Probiotics, and Black Friday Deals As a Dental Hygienist, Myofunctional Therapist, and Mom these are game changers. If your child’s oral hygiene routine looks more like a nightly wrestling match than a peaceful bedtime habit… you are sonot alone....
🌀 Shift Happens: From Oral Health to Whole-Body Healing
A Deep Dive with Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Founder Reid Davis 🧠 Did You Know? Gum disease isn’t just a mouth problem it’s linked to heart disease, diabetes, and even cognitive decline. Your mouth might be the first place your body shows signs of internal...
Why Regulation Comes Before Cooperation
👟 You’ve asked five times. Shoes still aren’t on. What now? If you’ve ever been in that moment frustrated, rushing out the door, wondering if your child is ignoring you...pause. What looks like defiance often isn’t defiance at all....
When “Bad Behavior” Is Really a Sleep and Airway Issue
Ever notice how your child just can’t sit still? No matter what you say, it feels like they just won’t listen. Here’s something that may surprise you: it might not be defiance at all. It could be your child’s body sending signals that something deeper is happening...
Centering Community Voice in Early Childhood Systems
Featuring Ashonti Jackson of Birth to Five Illinois ✨ “When communities lead, real change follows.” Ashonti Jackson Last week on the Healthy Mouth Movement Podcast, I had the honor of sitting down with someone who’s not just doing the work but changing the...
Back-to-School: Why Chewing and Routines Matter for Behavior and Sleep
The Hidden Back-to-School Struggle Back-to-school season feels like a fresh start, doesn’t it? The backpacks are zipped. The lunchboxes are packed. The house is a little quieter. For a moment, it feels like you can finally breathe. But if you’re like many parents I...
SHIFT Happens: How Moms Can Lead the Change at Home
You don’t need a degree in child psychology to change your child’s life. You don’t need the next diagnosis.You don’t need the perfect script.You don’t even need to get it right every time. Because real transformation?It starts at home with your breath, your body,...
The OWNER Code for Kids
How to support your child’s body before seeking a diagnosis If your child is melting down more than usual…Struggling to focus, sleep, or sit still…Or just seems “off” in ways you can’t explain— You might find yourself asking: “Is this something deeper? Should I...
Turns Out You Were Right…You’re Not Imagining It
Why your mom-gut is often more accurate than the professionals and what to do with it You noticed the signs Your child wasn’t sleeping like others.They gagged on certain textures.They seemed overwhelmed in crowded places, or couldn’t calm down after excitement. So...
SHIFT Happens: How Moms Can Lead the Change at Home
You don’t need more training you need to trust what you already know If you’ve ever wondered: “How can I help my child without messing it up?” “What if I do it wrong?” “Shouldn’t someone more qualified be guiding them?” Let me tell you something:You are more...
👄 The Mouth Is the Missing Link in Your Child’s Wellness
Why breathing, posture, and oral tone are the keys no one is talking about If your child struggles with sleep, focus, big emotions, or eating challengesYou’ve probably been told it’s “just a phase.”That they’ll “grow out of it.” But what if they don’t?What if the...
Why Your Child’s Behavior Isn’t What You Think
It’s not defiance. It’s dysregulation. And it might start with the body. If your child has ever had a meltdown that felt way bigger than the moment...If they get labeled “difficult,” “emotional,” or “too sensitive”…If transitions, bedtime, or getting out the door...
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