to be annoyed with the tooth fairy?

[pimsandlemonade]

My DS 3.5 has learned about the fecking tooth fairy at the nursery, now he thinks it's fine if teeth get broken and fall out as the tooth fairy will bring him a coin so no need to brush apparently!
Great! Just perfect!
I've already had three separate conversations with him about how tooth fairy will not collect broken teeth, that you still have to brush and trying to explain the concept of milk teeth... Clearly I didn't do a good job as he just stated again that if he doesn't brush it's ok as then tooth fairy will come......

[pigsDOfly]

No, no, no the tooth fairy will not leave coins for dirty teeth.

Thought everyone knew that.

[buntingbingo]

The tooth fairy only wants clean teeth (they make fairy dust out of them) We use it as motivation to get them to clean their teeth. "The tooth fairy won't come for rotten teeth"

[PotOfYoghurt]

Perhaps the tooth fairy needs to leave a letter under his pillow with a little reminder...

[ritaconnors]

My dh is a tooth fairy and I know for a fact you don't get money for dirty teeth or damaged teeth.

[chinam]

The tooth fairy definitely needs to write a letter explaining that only clean teeth get collected. Maybe let him bring the letter into nursery to show his teacher.

[Katedotness1963]

Right, I might be a bit thick, but why is this the tooth fairy's fault? Unless this is a joke thread, and then I'm more than a bit thick....

[WorraLiberty]

Tell him this is the tooth fairy that collects dirty/broken teeth.

Then ask him if he really wants him in his room at night

[sepa]

The tooth fairy is way more generous these days than when I was younger. I think I got 50p and max £1 if it was a big one. £5 seems to be the norm around here!

The tooth fairy is a weird one. Money for teeth. Why? We don't have toe nail fairies

[DiscoSloth]

I am officially the worst mum/tooth fairy in the world because I forgot ds's tooth last night.

He made me feel 100 times worse by saying that he was beginning to think the tooth fairy wasn't real but she must be because mum and dad would never forget to leave him a coin.

I feel very bad.

[ChaseAvenal]

I got £1 for my teeth. Most of my teeth were good but one of my baby teeth had a filling so I got some random change- think about 17p

You'll just have to keep stating that the tooth fairy won't collect dirty or broken teeth. Maybe have a word with the teacher so they can clarify and agree with you if it comes up again. It'd be in the interest of all the students.

[pimsandlemonade]

Thanks!
We had another talk and this time i left out all the confusing stuff about milk teeth and why they come out etc. (why do they come out? Or actually why are milk teeth necessary again? I'm sure i knew this at some point...)

Anyway this time it was just
"Clean teeth = tooth fairy + coin
Dirty teeth = painful teeth & definitely no tooth fairy "

And no, I wasn't super serious with the thread title .

That pic I 'll keep as back up if the simple equation talk didn't work

[WeirdAndPissedOff]

Yy to stressing that tooth fairy only collects clean teeth. Perhaps tell him as well that big teeth don't come if teeth are bad/dirty when they fall out, and he won't be able to eat all his favourite foods!

Aww, Disco - that's pretty sweet. We forgot with Dsis once, and wrote a note the next day from the tooth fairy saying she had trouble finding the right bedroom.

[SouperSal]

(why do they come out? Or actually why are milk teeth necessary again? I'm sure i knew this at some point...)

Erm, because adult teeth are too big for baby jaws.........

[seventhgonickname]

The tooth fairy that used to collect my dds teeth sometimes had to much red wine,a small collection of £1 coins was kept for such emergencies so that when we helped dd look for the coin it was always found.My dd believed for ages because she though her parents would not hand over money just for teeth!When she lost her last 2teeth she did not believe and tried to demand money,when that failed she put them under her pillow and woke up to find £2 worth of copper coins

[HoneyDragon]

Show him what inside his head looks like right now and let him calculate his net worth if he keeps each one clean.

[steppemum]

the tooth fairy in our house is hopelessly forgetful, and often only remembers on the second or third night.
And he/she only brings £1 (£5??? 3 children x how many bloody teeth???)

But on the other hand she does write very nice letters on special occasions. Like when ds tooth fell out int he playground and he couldn't find it, and when dds came out at camp and mummy threw the manky bit of tissue away when she got home and she lost it.

Letters are written on tissue paper in tiny writing and screwed up round a pound coin, as you open it a whole stack of glitter fairy dust flies out all over the place.

[pigsDOfly]

No Kate I think the OP is deadly serious.

[pigsDOfly]

And £5 per tooth. Bloody hell, I used to get a shiny 6d piece; was a very long time ago.