Currently helping my kid make a Get Well Card for the Tooth Fairy who is having wing surgery…again. Tweet from a creative, forgetful dad
One of my granddaughters, Natalie, almost six, recently lost her first tooth. Her Aunt Katie made her a tooth fairy pillow and money was left in it while she slept. I must admit, when my children were young, I didn’t make a big deal out of the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, or the Easter Bunny…I hope I didn’t stunt my children. They seem ok. I did leave money under their pillows for those tiny teeth but I also told them the truth when they asked and they asked early.
Magical thinking has its place when it comes to these magical childhood characters. However, magical thinking has no place when it comes to the truth about death, especially when talking to children. As I talk with daughters about their childhood memories regarding mother loss, many describe the damage done to them from lack of communication, untruths, and secrets surrounding death.
Affirmation: I tell the truth about death.
Coaching questions: Are you prepared to answer your child’s questions about death? How have you been empowered by the truth?
Life after losing a mother 
One year the tooth fairy “couldn’t find “ my son for four days because we had gone on vacation and were in a different state. 😥
LikeLiked by 2 people
My granddaughter just lost her first tooth. The tooth fairy left her a small pony. She told me the tooth fairy is so small a whole herd of fairies had to help deliver the pony to her. I tried so hard not to laugh because she was so serious.
LikeLiked by 2 people
A real pony? Love the “herd of fairies” part.
LikeLike