Tooth Fairy
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Lost First Tooth, but Think Swallowed It - Now What?
Asked by R.C. from Dallas
on December 16, 2009
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We lost our first baby tooth this morning, but can't find it anywhere! So we think it got swallowed. What now? The tooth fairy will come, but there is no tooth to l...
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- My friend's child did swallow his first tooth. She wanted it no matter what so she did watch for it to come out the other end and did get it. She said it was worth i...
- My pediatrician has advised me, when I was afraid my child swallowed a lego, to feed him "food you see again" like corn. That way you know that the food has made it's ...
- Write a note to the tooth fairy and she still comes!
The Truth About Tooth Fairy
Asked by J.R. from Kansas City
on October 5, 2008
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My 6 yr old son just lost his 1st tooth yesterday. He was beaming with excitement! He went ahead and initiated the conversation about the tooth fairy... I went ahead ...
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- Just let it be...He will ask the questions he needs to when he needs to...Kids need the chance to believe in magic before the reality of life hits them....Let him enjo...
- Wow! $10? I used to get like a dollar, and thought with inflation like 3 would be fine when my daughter loses her teeth....i guess maybe not! If it is his first to...
- Okay, I think some of the other moms may have overreacted with the $10 thing. That's what was left for my son for the first tooth and it was explained to him that the...
Santa Claus & the Tooth Fairy
Asked by T.G. from Houston
on June 13, 2007
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At what point is it normal for kids to figure out that Santa Claus and The Tooth Fairy aren't real? My 10-year-old has been asking questions for a while now, and we've...
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- Our motto is as long as you believe they still come. I would tell her that and let her know it is ok not to believe but they don't visit you if you don't. (not that my...
- My younger brother "believed" in Santa until he was 11. We later learned that he let us believe that he believed because he was afraid the fun of Christmas presents w...
- If you teach her that honesty is the best policy and want her to always be honest with you, then admit to her you made a mistake about letting her believe something th...
Need Tooth Fairy Gift Ideas!
Asked by N.G. from Dallas
on December 14, 2010
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Just weeks ago, my six-year-old daughter lost her seventh tooth- and the tooth fairy brought her seven golden dollars and a letter from the tooth fairy. Next Friday, ...
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- I went through it more than once when I was a kid and the first time when I was younger and still believed in the tooth fairy I got a Barbie Pretty in Pink Barbie to b...
- I would give her the 21 gold coins. She's going through a LOT and really $21 isn't that much in the long run. I mean Build-A-Bear is going to cost you more than that w...
- i bought my kids a new toothbrush.. kind of boring.. but also added a great book on fairies and a few dollars... the book was about the tooth fairy... it was a hit.....
Advice for the Tooth Fairy's First Visit
Asked by K.S. from Detroit
on September 16, 2011
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My daughter is losing her first tooth. What's the going rate for the tooth fairy? What other traditions do you incorporate with the tooth fairy's visit? It'll be inter...
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- We did a gold dollar for the first tooth. Every tooth after this will be .25 cents. Like Monica, we'll also do more for the first molar.
- We do $1 no matter what tooth it is.
- Well, the FIRST is always more --- maybe a dollar, maybe $5. all depending. After that, .25 cents! Plus a letter from the tooth fairly (usually more appreciated!:) And...
3 Year Old Lost Tooth
Asked by H.H. from Richland
on October 23, 2008
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HI,
My 3 year old had a loose tooth. It was her top one next to the front two, so we took her into the dentist and he said he had never seen anything like that so he...
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- My brother ended up with 3 sets of teeth and his first set fell out extra early but now he has great teeth and he's in his 40's. A fake tooth may not work too well, b...
- I would talk to a pediatric denstist or orthodontist about a kiddie-bridge. Not so much for cosmetic reasons, I am sure she will be fine, since her, and the other kids...
- When I was dental assisting, we would sometimes do what we called a "kiddie-bridge" for kids who lost teeth from bottle rot, severe decay or trauma. It's a little brid...
Tooth Fairy Ideas
Asked by C.D. from Chicago
on April 1, 2009
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Hey moms! My 6 year old son is about to loose his first tooth and I need cute ideas for the tooth fairy. I've been searching, but mosty find girly things. How much d...
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- We usually do a small gift instead of money, but we have done money too. I have read about people giving foreign coins or stamps or something to collect like that. ...
- Our tooth fairy left 5 presidential golden dollar coins for the first tooth and 3 for each tooth after. Our pediatric dentist gives out adorable tooth fairy tresure b...
- Tooth fairy leaves $1.00 for each tooth - either paper currency or gold coin - even the first tooth. The exception is if a tooth has been lost because of some kind of...
Tooth Fairy Traditions and Rates
Asked by A.K. from Los Angeles
on March 4, 2009
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Hi moms. I lost my own last baby tooth yesterday (yes, at 40!) and find ourselves with unique opportunity to teach 4 yr old about Tooth Fairy. Realizing this will se...
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- Congratulations on your last baby tooth!!! I remember my mother gave me a little jewelry pouch that I would put my tooth in and then put it under my pillow. She would ...
- We set the precedent in our own house. The very first tooth rec'd a dollar. Every tooth after that was a quarter. However, there were several times the "Tooth Fairy"...
- We put the tooth under their pillow, sometimes in a small bag. It's easier to find in the dark. We pay $1. Sometimes $2 and/or a small gift if the tooth had to be pull...
How Much Does the Tooth Fairy Bring to Your House?
Asked by L.M. from Detroit
on July 26, 2007
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Okay, so it's been a while since the fairy visited my house, so I'm sort of out of the loop. My 7 yo ds FINALLY has a very loose tooth. The going rate was a quarter ...
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- I know even when my 4 boys were at that age it was a quarter. But it's now 1 to 2 dollars a tooth. My 5 yr old nephew lost his first tooth and got $5.00 for it being ...
- I remember when i was a kid that my parents gave me and my siblings a silver dollar. We thought it was very special infact we always sold them to my dad for his colle...
- The toothfairy brings $1 to our house. I work in a school and that seems to be the going rate around here. :)
Tooth Fairy - Need Advice ASAP!
Asked by A.P. from Detroit
on August 27, 2009
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Hi Moms,
Just curious what the current rate is for the Tooth Fairy? My son just lost his 1st tooth (of course, he couldn't wait another month for school pic's...LO...
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- What ever happened to $.25. I think we expect our kids to expect too much money. We need to learn to moderate. My parents didn't hand me things like that an I learned...
- Okay, I have to say it. I'm really tired of "the first" always getting the special treatment. Why is it that if it is not the first, it isn't special. Do you treat ...
- I gave my daughter $2.00 for the first tooth and $1. thereafter. In your case, since you divvie it up three ways, I'd go with $3.00. My concern is always with se...
