Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday to you! 

one more time! 

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday to you! 

So who’s birthday is it again? none! hahaha well this is a birthday where instead of blowing a candle, we’re blowing away germs!

In one of their books, in was mentioned that ins hand washing, one should clean the happy birthday song twice, to make sure the hands were cleaned thoroughly. Ever since they learned about that, they been singing the HBD song every time they wash their hands. It was also mentioned when we should wash our hands:

Wash hands before eating and after eating. 

Wash hands after handling garbage.

Wash hands after playing. 

Wash hands after touching animals. 

Wash hands after using the bathroom. 

How important is hand washing? It prevents the transfer of germs from one person to another. And by hand washing we can help stop the spread of diseases!

Now, let’s move on to proper brushing of teeth. In a morning show from a local channel, I heard that brushing should be at least 2 minutes. How can we track that two minutes? Use a timer perhaps? err hassle! How about the HBD song? Good idea, don’t you think? Well, the HBD song is about 10-15 seconds.. so a 2 minute brushing should be 12x HBD song.. ay ang dami! hahaha 

From the same morning show, the proper brushing technique was also demonstrated:

1. Brush the outer of surface of your teeth in circular motion.
2. Brush the inner surface of your teeth in push and pull motion.
3. Brush the chewing surface of your teeth in push and pull motion.
4. Brush your tongue.

For a two minute brushing, here is my suggestion:

1. Brush the outer surface of your teeth singing Happy Birthday (one for front, one for left side and one for right side) 
2. Brush the inner surface of your teeth singing HBD song (twice on the lower surface and twice for the upper)
3. Brush the chewing surface of your teeth singing the HBD song (one from each: lower right side, upper right side, lower left side, upper left side)
4. Brush your tongue with one HBD song.

Kinda confusing at first but after sometime, your kids will get used to it.

So what’s the importance of brushing the tongue? This is done so as to remove the bacteria in our tongue that may cause bad breathe.  Aside from tongue brushing, we also use mouthwash to prevent bad breath. We use Swish Mouthwash because it is alcohol free, perfect product for the kids.

Here’s an info from Swish Mouthwash Facebook Page:

SWISH is an ALCOHOL-FREE oral care brand. It has SureFresh that helps fight bad breath, plaque and gingivitis for long-lasting fresh breath. It comes in four refreshing and exciting flavors: Peppermint Fresh, Arctic Chill, Cinnamon Blast, Mangosteen Mint and Icy Choco Mint.

Since it is alcohol-free, it is safe and healthy. Even diabetics, children above 6 years old and even pregnant women can enjoy Swish alcohol-free mouthwash.

Our favorite is Swish Mouthwash in Arctic Chill.