Years ago, when a child in her daughter’s class lost her first tooth and got $20 from the Tooth Fairy, Linda Jerrett was angry. “All the parents were,” recalled Jerrett, whose daughter is now 20. Still, as for how she determines how much cash the imaginary sprite will swap for baby teeth (she also has a 7- and a 13-year-old), Jerrett said “social pressure” remains a guiding factor. “In my town it’s generally five bucks a tooth,” said said. That’s almost $3 more than the 2011 national per-tooth average of $2.10, according to insurer Delta Dental.
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Hold up a minute--are you telling me that the tooth fairy ISN'T REAL????
When I was a kid I got a silver dollar when I lost a tooth. I kept them and gave them to my kids when they lost their teeth.
Hey...children need to learn that greed is good! Don't try to tell me it isn't, and don't try to tell me that the worship of rich people is not the new American religion. Suck it up and work harder you lazy slobs! All you need to do is get rich, so stop whining and get rich! Hey, if Romney can do it on his own without any help from his rich father than all of you lazy-bones can do it to!
This is all rather gross. Parenting coach? You've got to be kidding. How about this for an idea: you use the lost tooth as an opportunity to teach your child about charity by making a small donation in your child's name to an organization that provides dental care to poor people? Here's a link to help you get started: http://www.dentalheroes.com/5-great-dental-charities/
who cares??? put this cutesy toothy claptrap on the living page and put the reporter to work doing some digging. Give the kid a kennedy half dollar and tell them it will be worth a whole bunch some day.
Given the fact that parents are paying $20 per tooth and justifying it, I would say some parenting coaching would be in order...