Somewhat OT but for moms w/young kids-

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Somewhat OT but for moms w/young kids-
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Mon, 01-16-2006 - 9:12am

This may seem silly, but for you moms with younger kids (grade school age) how much does the toothfairy bring these days. DD has her first really loose tooth and I can't find a consensus anywhere. The dentist told me the average is about $5 to $10 per tooth, but that seems kinda high. However, when the toothfairy visited me I got a quarter and that seems too low these days. (I should say I liked it when she visited me at my grandmother's better--while I was there one time she brought me $5 :-)).

The fantastic thing is, DD has said whatever money the toothfairy does bring her, she will put in her savings account. Makes a mama proud.

TIA for any help.

Kellie

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Mon, 01-16-2006 - 9:15am
When DD lost her 1st tooth I gave her $2. Every other tooth after that she got $1. Maybe I'm cheap! I think $5-$10 is way to much!!
Donna
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Mon, 01-16-2006 - 9:54am

Actually - reading my grade boards - I'm a *cheap* tooth fairy but you know what - my kids like it and have never complained.


For their first tooth they get $1 bill plus a pack of bubble gum (I have NO IDEA what I'm going to do for Kyle as he doesn't like gum!

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Mon, 01-16-2006 - 11:21am

Our toothfairy (:-D) brings $3-5 per tooth. If the toothfairy has lots of one dollar bills in her purse, she gives $3. If the smallest bill she has is a $5, our son gets a $5. LOL!

I can remember only getting a dime to a quarter per tooth. When my son lost his top front teeth, he saw an elderly couple in Kohl's, who asked him how much the tooth fairy had given him for his teeth, and he said, "Five dollars!", and the husband actually grabbed his wife's arm because she looked like she was going to fall when she heard that. Inflation has hit everywhere....even the Tooth Fairy. :-D

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Mon, 01-16-2006 - 11:38am

Kellie,
I think I got a quarter as a child. And I DEFINITELY think $5 per tooth is extreme! 50 cents to a dollar would be my opinion.

I am not sure, however, that I will be doing the "tooth fairy" bit with my son. We are raising him in a very realistic environment - doesn't believe in Santa Claus, for example. But maybe giving him a little "reward" for growing up and losing those baby teeth would be okay! :-)

~Aravis~

 

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Mon, 01-16-2006 - 1:49pm

Ok, I don't have any kids. But I have a cute story.

I was with a student one day, and while I was teaching, she lost her tooth. We washed it off, rinsed out her mouth, made sure she wasn't bleeding, and she put it in her pillow's pocket. Then we continued her lesson. At the end of the lesson, her dad came home, and I suggested she tell him about the tooth. She said no, she'd tell her mom during their reading time before bed.
Of course, she forgot to tell her mom, and the tooth fairy didn't come for 3 days. Her mom told her that the tooth fairy must've been really busy.

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Mon, 01-16-2006 - 2:15pm

We give 1 dollar a tooth, 5 seems excessive to me but maybe I'm cheap. My kids think it's great because it's just enough to get something special at the Dollar Tree. :)

Cristin

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Mon, 01-16-2006 - 6:27pm

Call me a curmudgeon, but we don't do the tooth fairy bit, either. The kids got $5 for the first tooth that they lost, but after that I didn't give money. We also don't do Santa or the Easter Bunny, so why do the Tooth Fairy?

Windy

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Mon, 01-16-2006 - 7:07pm

Geez...I have not put too much thought into this since my daughter is only 2. I personally would probably do something like $7 per tooth, $5 for long term saving & $2 for spending.

Maybe a certain percentage of the household income would be a better goal to use for setting a standard tooth fairy payscale?

Shannon


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Mon, 01-16-2006 - 8:00pm
I got a dollar and my kids will probably get a dollar.

Pumpkin

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Mon, 01-16-2006 - 9:03pm

Umm...my daughter doesn't know where they go when they fall out (I hope she's not swallowing them) so this hasn't been an issue yet! I would say a $1.

Taleyna

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