Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It takes years for kids to figure out how to spit — but it's an important skill. (Photo: Getty; illustrated by Nathalie Cruz) ...

Toothpaste has always been a means to a fresh mouth and clean teeth for most of us since we first learned to brush. This is how the routine goes; brush, spit, and rinse. But this habit is costing us ...

There will no doubt come a time when your child spits more than you'd like (especially when their target is a sibling and not, say, the bathroom sink). But parents of young children may not realize ...