What age should you tell a child that the tooth fairy does not exist?

Question

What age should you tell a child that the tooth fairy does not exist?

Answer 1

After they get their new front teeth about 6/7 I think

Answer 2

the tooth fairy doesnt exist???? you must be joking

well who steals my teeth when they fall out then?

Answer 3

what you mean the tooth fairy does not exist !!!! what rubbish

you will try to tell us next that santa is not real !!!!

                 LOl !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

When The tooth fairy was caught putting money under the pillow, this was after having to tell her that the fairy must have been really busy the night before and not got to her in time!

Answer 5

Tell them at the age of 9 or 10. Kids inschool will make fun of other kids that "don't know". In my fifth grade clss only one boy still believed, even after all the fun suckers told him they weren't real and people just talked about him behind there back. It may hurt them not to tell them.

Oh and I learned about it the day I turned 10.

Answer 6

How about avoiding it all together by not lying to your children in the first place?

Just a thought.

Answer 7

You don't.  Kids figure it out by themselves.

Answer 8

Hi,.

Don't tell them.

All children need some sort of magical fantasy thinking in their lives as living in this mixed up world does not help!

Besides, children are good at figuring things out for themselves with friends and your child will learn themselves soon.

Lx  

Answer 9

Get their 15 year old brother or sister to tease them and tell them it isn't real, that's what i did to my brother. And still to this day he expects money, so i don't think its the tooth fairy, its all about the money.

Answer 10

Just don't lie to them in the first place, duh!

I never got told all the Santa, Easter bunny, and tooth fairy rubbish and I turned out fine.

It is a lie that children "need a little magic in this dark, dark world".  

Answer 11

Let them find out on there own.

Answer 12

Let them find out on their own.

Answer 13

i found out by myself  

Answer 14

Trust me, they've figured it out.

Answer 15

Omg!! the tooth fairy isnt real...u have got to be kidding me!!!!!! next your going to tell us that the easter bunny and santa isnt real...mhmmhm  thats not very nice.

Answer 16

I don't think you need to tell them they find out on their own eventually, the same with Santa.

Answer 17

3rd or 4th grade maybe??

Answer 18

When they lose all their baby teeth

Answer 19

I found out for myself.

Answer 20

play the game-in time they will figure it out

Answer 21

When they can't get a NHS dentist lol, did a cash deal with my 3 boys before they were 10,but kids are far more wised up these days and it wouldn't surprise me if toddlers were telling you the tooth fairy's a load of rubbish!!

Answer 22

when they play their first shooter game

Answer 23

as soon as they seem suspicious or come right out and ask you. For example if they heard something at school and then ask you if it's true that means it's time to tell the truth. Once they come right out and ask it becomes lying in my opinion rather than childhood fun. Unless they ask though I don't think there is any age a parent needs to just tell them.

My oldest is 8 and still believes in all that stuff but it won't be long before he starts asking questions and then I will be honest with him.

Answer 24

you shouldnt have to tell them, kids work out the truth on their own. Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, the truth becomes evident at some point, usually thanks to kids at school. If they still believe, then why shatter the illisuion, they will learn eventually.

Answer 25

never. Its all fun and games its part of growing up. No.... tell them by the age 9 or 10 by than they probably have figured it out anyways.