For our 6 yr old's first tooth the tooth fairy left $10.00 then $5.00 after that for each tooth.  She is an only child and puts the money in her savings account at the bank for college.  I agree it seems like a lot of money because I am one of 6 and we did get change but she is responsible with it and it makes her happy.

I also remember being thrilled when I received a quarter under my pillow from the Tooth Fairy!  My kids are 16 and 11, and when they first started losing their teeth, the Tooth Fairy would leave anywhere from fifty cents to one or two dollars.  Unfortunately for them, their teeth were very slow to come out and for orthodontic reasons, they have both had to have several of their baby teeth pulled.  Those teeth are definitely worth more!  At least $5.00.  Our "Tooth Fairy" is very sympathetic for whay they have to go through to get those teeth out, and she likes to reward them.

I can't believe your daughter is 6 already!!

I wish I was a kid again....I can remember getting a quarter and thinking that was a lot of money....lol... I am thinking for the first tooth maybe five dollars but then after that two would be fair. If you give your child a big amount and they go to school and talk about what they got from the tooth fairy and there are other children in the class that their parents just can not afford to do the same, that child may feel like they have done something wrong that the tooth fairy did not give them the same...just a thought...

A nice silver dollar!!

As a 4th grade teacher, I am frequently spoken to about how much the tooth fairy leaves.  It never ceases to amaze me that the tooth fairy, that at one time left me a shiny new quarter, now opens her wallet and leaves $5 and sometimes 10 dollars. The children  seem to expect this. The rate of inflation has certainly reared it's head here.  Good luck!!

Usually $10 for the first and $1 - $2 the remainder - depends on the tooth and how much distress was involved in losing it! Molars get more. If they happen to lose 2 at once (it happens!) maybe $5. If you have any special coins; 50 cent pieces or silver dollars that makes it special. If the Tooth Fairy happens to fall asleep and take a few nights to get there she may leave a little more! My apologies to the other moms for my perpetuating this myth and adding to it...but the Fairy also leaves glittery stars on the carpet and window sill - the kids love it! My question is what does the tooth fairy DO with all those teeth ???

My 9 year old gets $1 per tooth. $10 seems a bit much for a tooth. Kids these days tend to lose the value in working for things. They see the Tooth Fairy as a bank and Santa as toy store and the Easter Bunny as a candy store. While I participate in each of these traditions, I keep it modest, for my sons sake. He's turning into a well rounded young man.

When I was little it was always .25 or .50.  It's true that inflation has gone up, but personally I think anything over 5.00 is a bit too much.  They are losing their teeth, not winning a Nobel Peace prizes.  For the first tooth, being that it is special I can see 10.00, but after that I would say no more than a couple of dollars.  I have no set rate going with my three at the moment.  When they lose a tooth, they get whatever dollar bills I have in my purse at that moment.  Normally it is 2.00-3.00.  I know parents who shell out video games and systems for teeth.  I'm sorry thats just not going to happen in my house.  I like Shannon's idea above where she leaves glitter on the windowsill.  I think it is a very cool idea.

I agree with a shiny silver dollar (if you can find one) or maybe a pretty gold sacajewa dollar. These would be something special. And maybe a $2 bill for the first tooth.

Usually anywhere from $3-5 dollars (depends on what I have for money in my pocket at the time!).  If I have the ones, that is what they get.

Our tooth fairy believes that the first tooth is very special and worth $2, and every tooth thereafter is worth $1.....Children shouldn't have to "keep up with the Jones'" so to speak.  If you believe that $5 is excessive for a tooth then it is....I do agree though that a tooth that had to be pulled would be worth a little more.  My children are more excited by the fairy tale, and not how much money they get.

Good grief!  Since when did we start negotiating with the tooth fairy?

Leave her a one dollar coin and be done with it :o)

My daughter are now 18 and 20 and when they were little I gave them 2 fifty cents peices for each tooth they lost and they loved it.  If I had to do it all over again I would do the same.  By the way they still have all their fifty cent peices that they got from the tooth fairy.  I hope someday they will do the same for their children.

I think you guys are nuts with your pricing.  Give the child a couple quarters or maybe a dollar with a nice handwritten letter under the pillow and he/she will be happier and it'll be very special.  What could a 5 or 6 year old possibly need to have with $10 that you do not already provide?  Don't buy your children off folks - a little bit of creative parenting is worth more than any amount of money.

My son is six.  He lost his first tooth later than everyone else his age.  He has only lost 3 so far.  His first tooth was $10.  Every tooth after that has been $5.  He keeps it in his wallet and saves up for special items that I refuse to buy.  (Those $60 video games for example or books, pencils or posters at his school book store.)

Our daughter is 8- the tooth fairy has left her $2 bills under her pilow for each of the 8 teeth she has lost to date. (Her father sneaks a lip gloss or chapstick under her pillow as well !) She has not spent any of her special tooth fairy money yet- I guess she thinks a $2 bill doens't look like real money even though we tell her it is real money! :-)

I leave anywhere from $5 to $7, but most of it goes into an actual savings account at a bank.  A large portion of allowance also goes into a savings account.  I've been doing this with both my kids for many years now and they are all over saving money and getting real statements and already understand what interest is.

So go ahead and give a few extra bucks, but make em save it.

They are not even teenagers yet.  Worth every cent!!

Our daughters are 13 and 10, and finally past the stage of losing teeth.  When the tooth fairy did make regular visits to our home, the forst tooth always brought about $5.00....Typically though they received 2$ or 3$.....There are always those times, when a tooth is lost, and all the tooth fairy has on her is a $20.....That makes for a very memorable tooth!.....Basically It seems the going rate is about $5.00, but circumstances will dictate how valuable the tooth is.....

Sara M

Holy cow, I am amazed at what some people leave under their kids pillows.  We gave our girls $10.00 for the first tooth and a dollar for everytooth that has followed.  I remember being happy with two quarters and a pack of Dentyne.  The shear fact that the tooth fairy visits is such a thrill, and the notes that my girls write back and forth to "her" are worth far more than the money she leaves.  

I believe giving $5.00 for the first tooth and $2.00 thereafter.  My son just recently had to have his FIRST tooth surgically removed.  After going to 3 different dentists they finally got it out....what a tramatic experience for my 5 year old.  Discussing the tooth fairy was also scary and so we left $10.00 and explained she only left it because of this horrible experience and that usually she only leaves $2.00.  He was so happy.

I agree with Elaine above in their choice of money.  I have to say that my kids liked "different" kinds of money. The amount is not always what matters.  We liked to give a real surprise and a couple of good choices are: the Susan B Anthony or Sacagawea dollar coin or even a real $2 bill is a thrill to kids.  You can get them at most banks and since people don't normally spend them they look brand new.  This will get the kids to want to keep their money and not blow it right away on foolishness.

one quarter thats it

It is up to what the parent thinks the child should get but at the same time you must teach your children the value of a dollar, after all we all work very hard to get that dollar.  Like wow said please keep in mind the children that your child play with that parents can not give them 10-15 dollars for teeth. I am a single parent of two and I go paycheck to paycheck and you do not know how it bothers me when my kids come home and tell me that this person got this and that person got that,  I feel so bad that I can not do the same for my kids. My kids get a dollar for each tooth and three dollars a week for chores. My oldest has saved his money and this week he is going to be doing his own christmas shopping at the dollar store, because he want to buy his own presents he told me "mommy you have to wait in the car".........lol..

When my kids, now 10, 12, and 15, lost the first tooth they got $2. and a pack of sugarless gum and then one dollar for every tooth after Even if i could of given my kids $10 a tooth they would not of gotten it,what do they need that much money for?

I leave a gold sacajewa dollar for each tooth along with a note from the tooth fairy....a $2 bill for the first tooth would be a nice thing, but I'll admit that I have given each of my children a "special" gift for their first tooth.  The tooth fairy would leave a note telling them how proud she was of them and how special that first tooth was and that she'd be leaving them a "magical" coin for each additional tooth.  A coin that can be saved or used for wishes in the fountains.  The seem happy with that.  Good luck.