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

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.

What age do you tell the kids there is no Tooth Fairy?
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
Reply: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.
Reply:I would not tell them at all. Let them figure it out on their own. When they ask you about it, then tell them.
Reply:What? There's no Tooth Fairy?
Reply:just let them figure it out. thats what happened with me and my sisters
Reply:They will figure it out, don't ruin it UNTIL they ask.
Reply:wait...theres no tooth fairy??
Reply: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...
Reply:Let it happen naturally and play it up as long as you can. Once they lose sight of that it is gone forever. If they come to you and ask you again play it up as if they are real and then if they look at you like you are the dumbest thing around then feel around a little and tell them if needed but don't offer it to them.
Reply:when they've lost all their milk teeth
Reply: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!
Reply:i found out when i was 7 cuz iu saw my mother putting money under my pillow but righjt now seems the right age for u to tell ur kids before others tell them and they might see their parents as liars and u dont want that
Reply: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.
Reply:when their baby teeth are all gone.Or never.Who cares if they are onto you.let them figure it out.
Reply:WHAT??!! Thanks a lot!
Reply: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.
Reply:I had a friend who claimed that *she* turned into the tooth fairy. She'd claim her back was itching as the wings got ready to sprout.





When my kids asked me about the tooth fairy, Santa, etc, I'd turn it back and ask "What do you think?" Their answers would clue me into what they *wanted* to hear at that point.
Reply:Don't bother, they'll figure it out soon enough.





However, tread very carefully with 'make-believe' characters because when your child starts asking about God, what are you gonna say?
Reply: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
Reply: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.
Reply:i think that you should let your kids have their imagination.


if you tell them theres no tooth fairy then they wont believe in other things.


i mean when they ask you dont lie to them just tell them the truth but its not hurting anyone.
Reply: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)
Reply: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 crap in a child's head, you're setting them up for unrealistic thoughts in adulthood.


3. It's LYING!!!
Reply:tell them at age 9 thats when i got told its not that big let down.


just bring it into a normal convosation.
Reply: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.
Reply:You can tell them at any age because kids are not stupid. Just make a deal with them - if the "tooth fairy" usually leaves them say, $1, tell them that's the most she can leave and that you will leave them $2, so do you kids want the tooth fairy to visit you or do they want more money from mom...
Reply: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!
Reply: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.
Reply: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.
Reply: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.
Reply:Tell them when they are approching 8-9 at the latest. Its not fair on them.