But others get a $10 bill, a new Wii game (those are about $50!!!!), toys, etc. I think this is INSANE!

What are you hearing about Tooth Fairy in your neck of the woods?

No one, kids or adults, benefits from parents being over indulgent. The things we appreciate the most are the things that come from hard work and saving. I'm not saying that we shouldn't give our kids anything, but going overboard is wrong.

I can give you many examples of how over indulging kids has worked against the parents in the long run and not indulging worked for the parents and kid.

My nephew was talking to my son, who was a few years younger. He was telling him about his first year of university. He talked about all the expensive things he was buying and the concerts and things he was going to. He said the old man is paying. This boy never learned the value of a dollar and got into major financial trouble later on. My son was told that if he wasted money like that he would be in serious trouble with us.

My sisters boy wanted roller skates. She said put them on your birthday list or earn the money yourself. He went around to friends and family and asked to do odd jobs. He earned the money and bought the skates. While other toys got dropped anywhere when he was finished with them, those skates got the best of care.

Stick to your guns and don't over indulge your kids. You'll pat yourself on the back in the long run

I inadvertantly gave my son $60 for spending money at Boy Scout Camp this summer. I thought I was giving him 3 tens but in my haste and not paying attention, gave him 3 twenties. I didn't realize it until the next day at the gas station when I went to get the twenties to pay for gas and had tens instead!

The stinker spent all of it at the camp Trading Post - what else would you expect a 14 year old away from home for a week to do? I wasn't mad at him - he assumed his crazy mom was giving him $60 deliberatly! Plus he did his Shotgun Shooting merit badge, and the camp charges $2 a shell. So about $25 of it went for shotgun shells.

Would the fact that they were lost at the dental school have anything to do with the tooth fairy passing over my house, do you think?

Maybe the tooth fairy's too darn smart - knew that I was soon to have replacements arrive at the school!

Yeah, well ... those in their first childhood get replacements too ... it just takes longer!

(Adults/seniors get all the breaks!).

ole joyful

My girls like to look back and laugh about that now.

I was wondering for a minute if your $14 year old still believed in the tooth fairy. LOL

Seriously, though, it's not just the Tooth Fairy that's going nuts with compensation. Kids are now getting money and large gifts for "graduating" from ELEMENTARY school, and again when they "graduate" from MIDDLE school. There is a big 'graduation ceremony' at school, with presents to match. I think that's just silly. High School graduation marks the end of required education, and for some kids that's as far as they go. A party is appropriate. College or tech school graduation, yep. Party on. But Elementary School? Sorry, moving up to Middle School is excitement enough at that age. LOL...guess I'm just an old meanie.

$1.00 seems reasonable, more than that seems excessive.