At Palm Valley Pediatric Dentistry we know that dental visits could be an overwhelming experience for children and parents alike. As a matter of fact, any unknown event is child's life might create anxiety, however dental visits are absolutely necessary to keeping their teeth healthy and pain-free. How do we turn dental visits into a positive experience the kids and parent? There are a lot of different things parents can do to emotionally prepare children for their dental appointments, but today we are going to focus on something that hits pretty close to home; parenting style.