Hah. I don't ever remember believing in such things, I guess my parents' explanations weren't comprehensive enough.
My kids certainly weren't upset. My eldest cottoned on pretty quickly about 3, she was a bit upset really but then we told her it was a fun game of makebelieve which seemed to go down well. My youngest doesn't care and seems perfectly able and willing to believe anything which seems fun.
My eldest started getting cute and left a note under her pillow alongside the tooth
"Dear Tooth Fairy, What do you do with all the teeth? Please write you answer on the other side of this note. Love Emily aged 7"
Not to be outdone, we replied.
"Dear Emily, I take the teeth and turn them into twinkling stars in the sky. Don't spend this money on sweeties. Love, the Tooth fairy "
