What do you think about letting kids believe in fairy tales?Santa claus,tooth fairy etc.Plz.look at details.?

I have a 5 year old cousin that i watch alot and i don't know wheather i'm doing right by letting her think there are fairies ect.Her mom doesn't spend time with her so i guess i'm the mother figure for her.I don't want mess her up by letting her think they real and one day look back and think i was a lier.I would appreciate help.She's about to lose a tooth.

What do you think about letting kids believe in fairy tales?Santa claus,tooth fairy etc.Plz.look at details.?
Whats wrong with letting her believe? We all did when we were little and it didnt scar us for life. I think it just gives kids hope and imagination. Nothing wrong with that. Make her childhood as normal as possible, especially since she doesnt get attention from her Mother!
Reply:let she belive in fairy tales and other like that.u was like her
Reply:Do not impress upon her, but yes, if they do not beleive in fairy tales initially, they will loose creativity for life.





It is not a lie but what you instill within them is HOPE. Have the tooth fairy bring her something, in time she will know that the real fairies and knights are within us, among us, what she will feel for you she may not have it even for her mother. Make life a wonderfull experience for her.





One day she will have to face the real world, don't you want to see her ready and soft harded for that time. Miracles are not in fairy tales anymore they have become a part of our lives.





There was no magic when the cobbler and his wife would receive two pairs of shows every morning, eventually they find out that they were little creatures helping a poor man out -and they left when they both got rewarded for it too.





The morals have to be explained to her.





Carry on the good work, and God bless you.
Reply:You should let her believe in fairy tales and everything, it is a part of childhood every child needs to experience. By the age of 7 she will find out the truth so let her have her fun time now because childhood is priceless.It also develops imagination. good luck
Reply:let her do watch what she wants, nothings wrong with it, plus, she's still 5 years old, and she will analyze that in the future.
Reply:for me, santa clause, tooth fairies,etc are not true. but that's on my opinion only. but noone can tell the truth because all of us are only humans so don't make her believe instantly. but of course at a stage of childhood, let her to make her imaginations widen. you can't tell when she frow up maybe because of it she will discover by herself. that is the best way on it, for me. but that is ot such a liar. you are only encouraging her, right???
Reply:it's BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS.. I was bought up on all of those things and would not have it any other way..MY 4 kids were bought up the same way to see their little faces after tooth fairy has been or santa just make it all worth it.. I don't think it comes down to being a lier or any thing bad like that IT'S realy up to the parents if they belive they should do it or not


FRACKLY why not .. all of them represent somthing in one way or another. IF i was you i would do the fairy tail thing AND ENJOY IT.............my KIDS r grown now i cant wait for my grand children to do what you are going to do have fun ok....
Reply:This is a really tough situation. I think it is have been acceptable by the society for so long to have kids believe in imaginary fairies and Santa etc. People have actually forgotten that in reality they are lying to their children, some people actually go as far as defending this ideology. The situation is that if you don't tell the kid about fairies and such the next person will and the story books will and so on; in essences the kid may become more conflicted with believing what is real and what is not. I think kids figure out the reality from fiction sooner or later on their own or when they go to school and have a social group. It is totally up to you as to what to tell this child. Good luck!
Reply:Believing in make believe is part of the magic of being a child. I know when my daughter finds out it is not true it will hurt me more than her. When they are ready tell them but until then let them have at Peter Pan land. Life is too short and gets real soon enough. Imagination also helps build intelligence. Put on some Barney and have fun figuring out how to play the tooth fairy, easter bunny, santa etc. You can revisit your childhood in a way through your niece. I have my daughter write a letter to the tooth fairy and it is something that we do together.
Reply:yes its ok
Reply:Sure I don't see the harm in it!!! That's the fun of childhood!!!!
Reply:yes let her believe.she will grow out of it soon.don't push her to grow up.let her brighten her world,almost all kids at this age believe.
Reply:I think there crud, but I used to believe but Mom %26amp; Dad told me they were fake.
Reply:Childhood is the only time in life where anything is possible..and anything is believable...





Make the magic last as long as possible....
Reply:I think is just fine for kids to believe in fairy tales, it causes not harm and it makes you dream.
Reply:Yes kids need the little stuff so they can be ready to believe in the big stuff like God and having a little hope so let her believe in this for a while also talk to your aunt and ask her