that the Easter Bunny is mom. I don't want my little girl knowing all of this already!!! How does the 6 year old know??

Megan just told me last night that this girl my MIL watches told her the Easter Bunny is mom. I said oh.... and while I was pausing thinking of what to say she so innocently said "so her babies must be mini Easter bunnies and her helpers". I was glad she thought of it that way instead of finding out it is me. I just hope this other little girl stops saying stuff to her about it and let her have fun with it. She just lost her first tooth and the Tooth Fairy visited last night so I am hoping when she says something to this girl that she doesn't say it's mom.

I know they have to learn sometime but Megan is only 4.

At what age do most kids learn the truth?

I'm suprised that a 6 yr old knew that. My kids are 4 and 14 mo so they still believe. I'll let them believe until they figure it out. I hope that it takes them forever. It's sad when kids that young figure it out, it takes the magic away.

my 7 yr old still believes!! she has started to things but not enough!! I want her to beleivve for a long time!! Is the 6 yr old in Kindy?? she probably learned it form a friend who has an older sibling!! I have figured out that my dd is learning more things from friends who have older siblings!!

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Kelly mom to 3 great girls A Peanut, a monkey and a little burrito.

My ds asked me last year if the tooth fairy was real. Which I told him the truth. Ds is 8 now and hasn't asked me about santa or the bunny. He has asked me if I beleive in Santa, which I tell him yes. Now if he actually asked me if santa was real I'd probably tell him about it.
At 4 years old no I wouldn't have told him. I would get around it somehow.

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Mary

Usually kids learn the truth from classmates once their are in school. My oldest is 6 and still believes in all of them. Now that she is in school I won't all out lie to her when she asks questions but I will continue to pretend they exist until she figures it out. Hopefully she asks when she's not around her sister.

My oldest turned 7 in March and I think this was the last year for Santa and the Easter Bunny. He WANTS to believe, but is starting to question the practicality of it all.

My 5-yr old is starting to suspect. This is especially difficult since my husband really does play Santa for charity events. He also comes to our house on Christmas Eve and it is getting mighty difficult coming up with reasons why daddy keeps missing Santa's visit.

There are some real cute tooth fairy books out there that address the problem of children suspecting their parents:

"The Real Tooth Fairy" by Marilyn Kaye and Helen Cogancherry

"Dad, Are You the Tooth Fairy?" by Jason Alexander and Ron Spears

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"I've been rich and I've been poor but independently wealthy is where it is at."

Yes, she's in kindergarten and she has half sisters that don't live with her but they see her - they are pre-teen and teens though I wouldn't think they would tell her - but you never know.

It's just so sad to think my sweet little girl would learn at such a young age. I hope this is the end of it for a while!

I totally agree with you!! It is hard when the innocence gets lost!!

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Kelly mom to 3 great girls A Peanut, a monkey and a little burrito.

One of the little charmers in my son's class decided to tell the truth last year. I told my son that yes, it was "C's" parents who had to be santa to him because he was a naughty boy and the real Santa doen't bring toys to naughty boy and girls. It seemed to satisfy him.

Fortunately the boy who blabbed is a little horror and has caused trouble in class, bullied classmates and been a little terror, so my story was believable.

I understand that some parents don't want a mythical person getting credit for their gift buying (s-i-l) but if you decided to tell the truth you better make sure your kid isn't spoiling things for others.