What age do you tell the kids there is no Tooth Fairy?

Question

I have two kids under the age of 10.. And I want to know how old do you tell them there is no Tooth Fairy? I think my daughter who is almost 8 might know but I can't tell.. Please help this is very confusing for me... I don't want to ruin it for them, becasue what it that ruins Santa, Easter Bunny...

Please let me know what you think on this I would really appreciate it.

Answer 1

Telling them now isnt going to hurt them when they're 25.  They might be mad right now but do you think they will still be mad in 10 years?  They'll get over it.

Answer 2

dont tell them let them figure it out!

hope that helps! <3 nicole

Answer 3

Well, who says you ever have to tell them there's no tooth fairy?  Weren't the parents the one who instilled the ideas in the first place that there was one?   So, keep the Tooth Fairy keep Santa, and the Easter Bunny--and let the kids be kids. :) They'll find out on their own, and theres no need to devastate them with the truth, and they won't be too upset when they're in high school and find out theres no Santa, they'll know.

Answer 4

I told both my children when  they were 8. They both already knew. I think you should tell them about all of them. If you dont there going to find out in school. You really don't want that. You can cushion the blow. In school there going to be teased. They will be sad and confused. Then there going to come to you and ask you if santa is real. So you will still be the one giving the bad news. So do a pre-emtive strike. It sounds harsh, but its better from you then some  school yard bully

Answer 5

there is no age to tell them. let them figure it out themselves. i did. i was ten, nealy 11 when i figured it out they are not real. so let them enjoy childhood while it lasts.

Answer 6

when their baby teeth are all gone.Or never.Who cares if they are onto you.let them figure it out.

Answer 7

Wait til they ask you about it AND tell them the truth

Answer 8

just let them figure it out. thats what happened with me and my sisters

Answer 9

When you get that feeling that they already know, it is probably time to tell them.  Chances are, she has figured it out but doesn't want to let YOU down because she knows you get excited telling her about the tooth fairy coming.  If you don't want to tell her just yet that the tooth fairy doesn't exist, you can tell her that her teeth are getting too big for the tooth fairy to carry so she won't be able to come pick up her teeth anymore.  That should do it!

Answer 10

I have a step daughter who just turned 10 and I have no intention of ever telling her. She will figure it out eventually. Until she does though I will continue to sneak in her room to replace teeth with money, stay up till midnight to  hide easter baskets and put out santa's presents. I honestly think she knows there is no santa, bunny or fairy but she enjoys it. So if I have to play the parts until she moves out and goes to college thats fine with me because I love it. I can't wait until my son is old enough to understand santa and pals!

Answer 11

my step-son told me last year that there is no tooth fairy...he was 9...someone @ school told him already about santa too

Answer 12

I don't think my parents ever told me officially.  And they kept right on giving me tooth fairy money right up until my last tooth came out!  

Same thing with Santa.  I think he officially stopped giving me gifts when I turned 18 and moved out of the house.  

Sure, I knew they didn't exist well before that.  But just as a parent doesn't want to spoil the innocence of a child, the child doesn't really want that fun stuff to end, either.  I certainly wasn't going to fess up and say I know the tooth fairy doesn't exist, but you can keep giving me the quarter for a lost tooth!

Answer 13

I don't think that my mother ever had to tell me there wasn't a tooth fairy. I think I just figured it out for myself. The same thing with Santa Claus. I don't remember the moment that it dawned on me, but I do remember sitting around in 2nd grade one day talking with my classmates about who still believed in the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy. Of course, the kids who didn't believe made fun of the ones who still did (kids are just mean like that sometimes). I don't remember telling my mother or father that I didn't believe anymore. Maybe it just one of those traditions we carried on for a little while even though we knew the truth but were afraid to say it.

Answer 14

when they are old enough to tell you , you forgot to put my money under my pillow.lol my kids figured it out on thier own and then informed the younger ones.  just let them believe as long as they want,  eventually they will figure it out and they will ask you thats when you tell them the truth.

Answer 15

Kids aren't stupid, they know and are just going along with it.  It's a game.

Answer 16

Let them grow out of it themselves. And if they ask you if there is or isn't a Tooth Fairy, say something like "Well, do you think there is a Tooth Fairy," and if they say yes, there is in fact a Tooth Fairy, and so on.

Answer 17

ok well my mom told me that these things didnt excist when i was really little cause she didnt want to lie to me and my sister about it i was maybe like 4 or 3 idk though i think you should tell your 8 year old now and if she is older than your other kid tell your 8 year old dont tell you sibling ok then you should tell your other kid about it when he or she is 8 maybe

Answer 18

wait...theres no tooth fairy??

Answer 19

I have 4 kids and waited until THEY asked questions...and youa re right...my oldest 3 don't believe and it ruined EVERY fantasy creature/person for them. WAIT until they ask. I told mine about the story of St. Nick, how sweet he was and loved, etc...

Answer 20

In our house we never told the kids that there is not a tooth fairy. They will figure it out on their own eventually. Let them enjoy it while it lasts.

It can get confusing when you try to figure out if they know yet or not. One of my kids milked it for all it was worth. Before bed one night she came up to talk to me. She told me that she was putting a tooth under her pillow and wanted to make sure that the tooth fairy did not forget to come and give her money. After all the tooth fairy got so busy that she forgot the night before. That is when I realised that she had been faking it for who knows how long just to get the money. LOL

Answer 21

They will figure it out, don't ruin it UNTIL they ask.

Answer 22

If you ask me, you shouldn't have ever told them in the first place. Lying to children about the existence of mythological creatures like Santa and the Tooth Fairy create a false perception of reality for them.

Answer 23

Who said you had to tell them anything? You don't need to break their bubble, it's not really hurting them to let them "believe". Eventually they'll figure it out on their own without your help.

Answer 24

when they've lost all their milk teeth

Answer 25

Hhhmmm...for me, that was when my boys went to school and came home and said, "Momma, everyone at school stated there is no Cupid...some fat baby in a diaper with wings that comes in through the window on Valentine's Day and leaves a gift."  Well, no...there is no Cupid...and no...there is no............................

There is no need to tell them that there is no Tooth Fairy.  Let them tell you!!!!

Answer 26

Tell them when they are approching 8-9 at the latest. Its not fair on them.

Answer 27

This is  why parents shouldn

t ever start this stupid junk in the first place.

I never  got my kid to believe that c**p, THEREFORE his holidays weren't "RUINED" and the feeling will always be the same for him.

Whereas NONE of those things are EVER the same after learning the truth about santa, the easter bunny etc, which is all bunch of pagan none sense anyway.

I don't see him going off and having a shooting spree because he was denied being told a lie and deceived in his early childhood so he could get a big let down as he got older.

I adjusted after learning the truth at the age of 11, but those things were never the same for me again.I would have rather know the truth from the start.

Just tell her.

Answer 28

I would suggest keeping it going until THEY tell you that "no mommy theres no toothfairy" Then they learn on their own and your not made the bad person. (I dread the day i have to tell my daughter all that stuff)

Answer 29

I hate the tooth fairy....

The tooth fairy is some kind of reward for losing a tooth.  Supposedly the event of losing a tooth is so dramatic we have to imagine some mythical creature that buys their teeth.

Santa has a purpose and a mission, teach children about giving.

The Easter bunny has a purpose, however NC-17 rated.

If the kid is tramatized by losing their teeth, then I guess keep up the story, but be prepared to have to pay for the teeth anyhow because even the kids who know the truth are smart enough not to want to give up the good trade (a tooth for a buck!  good deal)

Answer 30

Do it until your broke. If you can't lend them a dollar or two, I'd start to tell them. My parent(s) never said, "THE TOOTH FAIRY DOESNT EXIST!" They'll find out by growing up. I stopped believing when I was 9-10, but I lived with teenage boys who were atheists, so I don't have a good frame of reference.

Allow them to think for themselves. Don't even talk about it. If it's that important to you then let them know and still give them money just for losing their teeth.

Answer 31

I'd never tell my children that stuff exist that really doesn't exist 1.It's lying

2. The human brain is made to deal only with reality and not fiction.when you put that c**p in a child's head, you're setting them up for unrealistic thoughts in adulthood.

3. It's LYING!!!