My 11 year old cousin is getting braces

Question

she is very scared that people make fun of her. she said that it will be tough in 6th grade if you have braces. what do i say to her ?

Answer 1

Braces are a great invention that perfect smiles! When I was in 6th grade almost everybody I know had braces.  Its not anything uncommon.  My little brother got his braces put on in the first grade.  His friends didn't care at that age and I don't know anyone who made fun of someone else for having braces.

Answer 2

Remember that most people in middle school have braces, so there will be a lot of people going through the same thing with your cousin.

If she is really worried, she can always get clear braces that are less visible.  

Answer 3

You should tell her how lucky she is to have parents that are willing to spend so much money to make sure that when she grows up she will have a beautiful smile.

She will be very surprised when she see just how many other people in her grade that have braces.

I had patients that used to get the weirdest color rubber bands put on. It became a trend for the kids to pick the color of the month and then all the girls would have the same color. One month it would be purple and the next might be red or pink or blue! It was very cute to see all the kids with braces smiling with those bright colors.

I think that she is a very lucky girl to have a cousin that cares so much about her.

You're very nice.

Answer 4

Oh boy, 6th grade would definitely not be tough. I had to get braces my Freshmen year of highschool and I was so afraid of that! But no one made fun of me because I realized other people had braces too.

She can get ceramic braces, which is what my cousin got, and she told me that people would forget that she had braces.

Middle school is around the time most people have braces. All my friends would actually talk about them during lunch after ortho appointments and I would sort of feel left out.