Is the Toothfairy and Easter Bunny Real?

from the Mudroom · host Allana Robinson

Everyone loves a little magic in their lives and for a lot of parents, there’s a lot of joy and fun in creating magic for their children.    Have you ever scrolled through Pinterest and seen how creative some of these ideas are?  Like “tooth fairy glitter” inside a special envelope.  Reindeer treats trailed around the backyard so Santa’s reindeer know where to park on Christmas Eve.   Or pieces of colorful eggshells around the Easter basket that the bunny left behind.  Among the endless work of filling juice cups and potty training, these magical moments when kids are looking at you bright-eyed and giggling at the tooth fairies antics are priceless.    But here’s the tricky part.    Are we lying to them?   Or, I guess a better question is are we misleading them?   I’ve had a few people in my free Facebook community for parents ask what they should do when their child does start asking questions like “is the tooth fairy real?” or wondering if they’re doing a disservice by talking about Santa.   After all, many of us are big on being honest with our children (as we should be!).    In this Mudroom episode, we’re going to chat about the difference between magic vs being misleading.    And as always, you are the expert on your child so the decision about what traditions to participate in and which ones to skip are always yours, but I think this conversation will give you a great perspective that also won’t force you to ditch drawing Reindeer hooves on the sidewalk if you don’t want to. Grab the Scripts to Manage the Top 10 Crazy-Making Behaviours: prnt.link/scripts Watch the video recording here: Join the Parenting Posse: prnt.link/group the Mudroom is recorded live every Wednesday at 1:30pm ET/ 12:30pm CT/ 10:30am PT on Facebook: facebook.com/arfamilyservices

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Everyone loves a little magic in their lives and for a lot of parents, there’s a lot of joy and fun in creating magic for their children. Have you ever scrolled through Pinterest and seen how creative some of these ideas are? Like “tooth fairy glitter” inside a special envelope. Reindeer treats trailed around the backyard so Santa’s reindeer know where to park on Christmas Eve. Or pieces of colorful eggshells around the Easter basket that the bunny left behind. Among the endless work of filling juice cups and potty training, these magical moments when kids are looking at you bright-eyed and giggling at the tooth fairies antics are priceless. But here’s the tricky part. Are we lying to them? Or, I guess a better question is are we misleading them? I’ve had a few people in my free Facebook community for parents ask what they should do when their child does start asking questions like “is the tooth fairy real?” or wondering if they’re doing a disservice by talking about Santa. After all, many of us are big on being honest with our children (as we should be!). In this Mudroom episode, we’re going to chat about the difference between magic vs being misleading. And as always, you are the expert on your child so the decision about what traditions to participate in and which ones to skip are always yours, but I think this conversation will give you a great perspective that also won’t force you to ditch drawing Reindeer hooves on the sidewalk if you don’t want to. Grab the Scripts to Manage the Top 10 Crazy-Making Behaviours: prnt.link/scripts Watch the video recording here: Join the Parenting Posse: prnt.link/group the Mudroom is recorded live every Wednesday at 1:30pm ET/ 12:30pm CT/ 10:30am PT on Facebook: facebook.com/arfamilyservices