In the last year I have learned that losing teeth is a very big deal to kids. Last year when Sydney lost her first one it was a pretty neat deal, but in the last week Sydney has lost two teeth & both have been as exciting for her as the first. Although we have had a year to learn, again we were hit with the same issue...all Tooth Fairies are not created equal.For those of you who are not familiar with the Tooth Fairy policy in your area, you may want to do your research in advance because kids TALK! Last year we learned that one of Sydney's friend's got $5! for her first tooth & then $2 for each subsequent tooth. The most common rate seems to be a toonie, but some get a loonie. In my day, the Tooth Fairy left me a quarter- so it is understandable that there has been some inflation- but I really don't understand the variance.
Last night Sydney left another tooth for the Tooth Fairy & received her loonie, but the Tooth Fairy visited her friend across town & gave her $4 and let her keep her tooth! This was very exciting to Sydney (thankfully not tearfully so). I learned from the mom that a special note was left for the Tooth Fairy explaining that it was a special tooth that took a long time to come out & therefore was handled in a special manner.Parents need to stick together and we should talk about these things & share our knowledge so that we can better answer our children's questions when they come. ;)
