I grew up with well water and we didn’t have naturally occurring water.
Our doctor prescribed us a chewable tablet we took every night after dinner.
Didn’t get my first, and only, cavity until I was 35.
My ex-wife who grew up with me had a dad who was “they’re putting gay vaccines in our fluoride to turn our cavities to queers” type and they didn’t …. Cavity city.
“Backyard breeders” tend to breed for looks, so he “created” a great breed that happened to be fucking adorable and then people started targeting the adorable without as much care for the temperament.
Yeah I remember the early seasons where the spinning robot which was basically a garbage compactor motor on wheels or smth absolutely shredding the competition
They sell white noise machines which might be what you’re looking for, granted it’s not a video BUT they’re small and portable enough to throw in a carry on.
The expectation however needs to remain “you need to be better tomorrow than you were today which should be better than yesterday” with the caveat that if you didn’t hit that you were at least trying OR it’s your goal.
There’s no excuse for giving up on being better for your kid.
Total sidebar but I love telling this story every chance I get.
Interviewed a candidate, he absolutely nailed the interview.
The only thing that was “off” was he ate a full fucking breakfast on camera during it.
Eggs, bacon, toast, potatoes, tea/coffee, he buttered the toast …. I mean he just went to town on this amazing breakfast. Didn’t skip a beat answering us and shoveling food in his mouth.
Then turned our offer down.
Absolute unicorn. I’ll always wonder what I missed out on.
What a handsome cat