School pictures : Give them a big smile

children begin losing their teeth at around six years of age. Baby teeth continue to fall out until around age 12. This means you are bound to get at least one year in which your child has a toothless grin in their school photo. Embrace it! It's one of the adorable parts of childhood that flies by so fast. Before too long, you'll be looking back on those photos of your child with the missing teeth and wondering where the years went.

If your child is self-conscious about his smile, practice at home before the big day. Do a photo shoot with every member of the family, perhaps making some funny faces. Then do a series of shots of your child smiling. Tell him how beautiful his smile is, that you're looking forward to seeing his photo and that you will proudly frame it with all the other school pictures no matter how it turns out.