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CULTURE

The Intergalactic 

Space Chronicle 

Future Parenting in 2171

By Aidelyn Neuman

Welcome to our new parenting column, where we will discuss all things parenting in the year 2171.

In today’s column, we will be discussing issues with getting your toddler or kid to brush their teeth. While temporary sedation is always a temptation or perhaps the occasional cryogenic freezing of your children, today we’ll offer some other tech solutions.

 

If your toddler insists on brushing their own teeth and then locks their jaw or simply chews on the toothbrush, perhaps nanoparticle teeth mites might be for you.

These tiny robotic arachnids come in a tube and can spread out just like toothpaste, so your little one will never suspect he’s being assisted. But unlike regular toothpaste, these mighty mites will spread out through your toddler's mouth and scrub every corner of those little teeth.

I know what some of you are thinking, “Isn’t it a bit early for robotic intervention?” To which I must reply, “No, it is never too early for tech.”

Tech is a parent's best friend in this new brave world. Why torture yourself with those tedious maintenance tasks when you could be building a matchbox aircraft with your little tot.

This brings us to the chewable fluoride cookies option, which leaves cleaning residue on your child’s teeth for over a week, keeping teeth clean all day long.

Now, if you don’t like all these tech interventions, you can always opt for a bit of virtual reality brainwashing. What will get your toddler on board more than flying in the sky in a giant mouth with dozens of friends all brushing a tooth-filled air-craft with unicorns horns?

Lastly, you could let it be. If their teeth rot and fall out, dental tech is at its peak. You could easily replace a full mouth of teeth with some new ones that will last forever and if you want you to get computerized ones that will catalog all their food intake for you and report any contact with unwanted germs, it's an easy upgrade.

Have no fear parents, I know you feel that you’ve fallen under the tight regime of your toddler overlord, perhaps you are overtired and slightly terrorized at times. But tech is always there for you and so is The Intergalactic Space Chronicle.

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