Placing a lost tooth underneath a pillow for the Tooth Fairy is a rite of passage for young children.
In the morning they wake up to find a prize, treat or even cash.
But one mum was amazed at just how much money some kids get from the Tooth Fairy.
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When Nicole Steel asked fellow parents on the FAMILY LOWDOWN TIPS & IDEAS Facebook group what the going rate was she couldn't believe the responses she got.
The 27-year-old, who happens to be a student dental nurse, never expected her post to attract more than 3,000 comments with various suggestions including leaving a chocolate coin.
She told the ECHO: "My daughter Isla, who was five at the time, was starting to get wobbly tooth so I just thought I'd ask other parents what they think. I had asked a few people and it was either a couple of pounds or a tenner - nothing in between. I remember getting £1 and a pick n mix for my first tooth.
"I think the most surprising answers were comments saying they give £20 for their first tooth! In the end, I bought her a set off ebay for £7, with a letter from the Tooth Fairy it was so cute and she loved it. I also gave her a £2 coin."
However, there were very split views shared on Nicole's post at just how much money was appropriate.
One mum said: "I gave £20 for their 'first tooth' then £10 for the second then £5 for every one after. I only gave £20 for the first because I felt like it was an important exciting milestone for them and wanted them to feel like it was really important."
Another agreed: "£20 first tooth £10 second then all others a fiver, I always buy mine a magazine and bag of Haribo too."
And one parent said: "£10 first tooth them £2 for every other."
Another defended her decision as the tooth was lost accidentally.
She said: "I gave £20 for 1st tooth as he was 3 and knocked it out after an accident we knew of a toy he wanted so he was very pleased to go get the toy with his own money. When his 1st tooth fell out on its own we gave £10, then £1 for every other, he's only 8 now so we still have a lot to go."
But lots of people thought this was way too much.
One mum wrote: "Sorry...who the hell pays their kids £10 for a tooth!? 20p in my day, 50p for a molar! I'd say £1 is fair game...do they really know the value of money anyway?X"
A second joked: "I always remember finding £20 under my pillow and saying to my mum "omg!!" she then gave my dad a dirty look and said “ the tooth fairy must of been drunk “ hahaha!! But normally it was £1."
Others came up with a tooth payment plan.
One dad commented: "£5 for the first, £1 for the little ones, £2 for the back molars," and another parent added: "We did £1 for the first tooth and then 50p afterwards. Our son decided to save the money up.
Finally one woman joked: "From the responses in here I'm going to hold an emergency meeting with my parents for all the money they've done me out of! I got 50p per tooth!"
