Children’s Author | Thumb Sucking Coach
Rosi Ngwenya (na-GWEN-ya) writes quirky and engaging children’s stories on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. When she’s not doing that, she can be found looking into the mouths of small people and helping them to stop sucking their fingers & thumbs. Read her blog to discover tips to support your own thumb-sucker or hear first when Rosi’s stories will be revealed!
Thumb Sucking Coach
A thumb sucking coach uses the principles of orofacial myology to retrain the muscles involved in sucking reflexes.
Rosi is also an Orofacial Myologist and helps thumbs suckers stop their habit online at her business ‘THUMBS + TONGUES’
Sucking is natural and addictive because of the beautiful blend of happy hormones (dopamine and serotonin) released. However, continuing with this behaviour for too long can cause dental, breathing and social issues.
My customised program will help with your child’s sucking habit and empower them to use their mouth muscles correctly. Resulting in beautiful balance of facial muscles and well developed jaws without guilt or painful appliances – all this can be taught in under 4 weeks!
Books
Who doesn’t like to read? And I want you to read what I’VE written! My stories are inspired by nature and my work as a children’s Oral Health Therapist. I love storytelling with my little patients and now I want to share them with you.
My very first picture book called ‘BrilliANT’ is now available for pre-order from major book-stores and Amazon.
Be sure to follow me on Instragram to see all the new updates!
(Click -> HERE <- to go see it on Amazon)
![Topic: Surprising Tooth Decay Causing Foods / Refined Carbs.
Yes, it’s common knowledge that sugary sweets like lollies and chocolate feed the oral bacteria that cause decay.
But, what I’m saying is a rare weekend of Easter chocolate isn’t going to immediately cause a mouthful of new cavities in your kids.
We should be far more wary of REFINED CARBOHYDRATES (also known as SIMPLE CARBS).
Refined carbs create dental problems because these seem to present in the modern diet WAY more often.
❓ WHAT IS A REFINED CARBOHYDRATE?
It’s any grain that has had the fibrous bran/wheat germ removed like white breads, pastas and bakery treats.
Even if they don’t taste sweet, one they break down during digestion, sugar/glucose is released anyway.
Common refined carbs that my clients are surprised to discover in their diet:
🌯Wraps and white flour tortillas
🍘 Rice crackers, cruskits and corn thins
🥪 White bread & white rice
🥣 Breakfast cereals (nutragrain is scary!)
🍫Muesli bars
🥐 Pastries
🥨 Potato chips/crisps and Shapes.
It’s not to say these foods don’t have any place in the diet, but moderating the FREQUENCY is key.
The more regularly refined carbs are consumed, the more likely they are to cause an issue with dental decay.
A lot of my “low sugar” clients who feed their children really intentionally are often surprised to discover their kids still experiencing tooth decay.
This could be a reason.
Check to see how often foods from this group show up in your day. Chances are, kids eat more refined carbs than they do “soft drinks, lollies and chocolate”.
Let me know in the comments if this was surprising to you.
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