Tales of a Square Peg

OK...WAY back when my kids were losing their teeth (probably 10 years ago), I think I probably did a dollar a tooth. And that seemed like a lot. If other parents are paying more than that, then that's their problem. The same thing will happen with allowance, if and when you do that. I think the only time you need to compete in terms of dollars is when you're trying to hold on to a really good babysitter. Otherwise, it's a losing battle.

Loved this post! I have fond memories of crawling on my hands and knees in a darkened bedroom while my kids snoozed away. Those were the days....Now I could set off a grenade in their room and they wouldn't wake up!

We have three children and have done the same each time.  The first tooth loss was worth 4 quarters and a note from the Tooth Fairy.  The paper was in the shape of a large tooth with words like, "Dear..., Congratulations on losing your first tooth.  You are very brave.  Please remember to brush twice a day to have strong, clean teeth.  Love, The Tooth Fairy".

After that, it was sneaking in and putting two quarters under the child's pillow.  

That's it!  No bicycles!  No Big bag of Oreo cookies!  No Hard Cash!  It's a tooth people!

Hi, BFF Amy here. I totally agree with keeping tooth rewards reasonable. My whole issue here was actually just how do I explain to my daughter why the tooth fairy would give one child $10 and another child considerably less than that. My daughter wasn't sad or disappointed at all with her tooth money; she was just very curious as to why there was a difference. I came up with something like maybe it's the size of the tooth or if it has a filling in it, etc.   :)

I remember receiving a pack of gum (the 5 stick, sugarless kind) and either 25 or 50 cents per tooth.  

Hey Maura, I like that idea....she LOVES gum!!

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