A common feeling or theme that parents and children experience when visiting SmileKrafters’ pediatrics office is “fun.†We want to help kids get excited about visiting the dentist, which is why we have an entertaining waiting room equipped with games, books, colorful murals and more. Even with this enjoyable environment and an experienced staff, kids can sometimes still feel a bit of anxiety about their visits. We want to reverse this trend! As you can likely imagine, parents play a vital role in influencing the way their child feels about a trip to the dentist. In this blog we’ve put together some of our favorite tips to help children overcome the angst of a visit to the dentist, and we encourage you to give these steps a try with your kids: Make dental visits a habit when your children are young – The American Dental Association recommends that children should visit the dentist by their first birthday or when a child’s first tooth begins to come in. If y...