Teaching Reason (to Children)

[Magnum]

Take the fun out of superstitions. Expose the tooth fairy etc.

You have some good suggestions, but I was kinda "eh" on this one. I'll help my child understand that they're just superstitions, but I won't take the fun out of them.

For instance, I will help my daughter understand that at our house during Christmas, Santa is just pretend. Daddy is the tooth fairy because I'm the one putting the money under her pillow at night.

I think tradition can be fun, and I wouldn't want her to feel excluded from the rest of her society. I want to find ways to integrate her into society while still being able to express herself and rationalize the world better.

Take the fun out of superstitions. I did not say take the fun away. In fact, there can be more fun without superstitions. It makes the brain grow faster as well.