White lies to your children?

I think there are numerous times when white lies are necessary to protect kids.  It is up to a parent to decide when a child can handle the truth and when they cannot.  The tooth fairy is more of a myth than a lie and i do not know any child who has been badly affected by believing in the tooth fairy.

I believe  in letting a kid  be a kid  while  they are And  let  them  believe  in  the  "Tooth Fairy" And "Santa Clause"  And "The Easter Bunny"

I wonder if some people miss the point of why we don't tell children the complete truth sometimes.  We do it to rpotect them and have fun.  Is it more fun for a child to believe in the Easter Bunny and hunt for sweets and eggs on that special day,, or hear the truth.  Later in life they then learn that we love them so much that we participated in this story so we had an excuse to buy them presents and have fun.  If a 4 year old asks where babies come from do we sit them down with a book and explain all the body parts and how the baby is delivered.  No, right then it is enough to say that mommy and daddy love each other so much they decided to let the stork bring a playmate into the house.  Tooth fairies are to show our children fun and happiness, not truth and lies.

on a personal level I hav changed alot with Gods help and do not tell my children those little fibs like the tooth fairy and the easter bunny and santa clause, we celebrate the holidays that hav true meaning and for what they r truely about, but how can I expect my children to trust me or come to me with important things wen i've built or relationship with little lies they call them or fibs. we try to teach them that trust is important and telling the truth is the best way, yet so many think well it will not hurt to tell them that such made up things are real while they are young and believe its harmless, but when they are young this is the most important times that form who they are and what they believe and how they present themselves, their self esteem and self worth are all affected by these years and what we have taught them. So do you honestly believe there is such a thing as a little lie, fib or fairy tell you are justified in telling them is truth?

after i replied to the original question i went back through to view the other answers and I hav to say that I agree with u and many will and do disagree with us, but one of us is right and one well is wrong, but I believe in the truth and with that we cant lose, and I would rather not take chances with my childrens future. So stick to ur beliefs because no where in the bible does it says that any form of lies are exceptable. God bless from gobaby1210@aol.com

Children should believe in Santa and the Tooth Fairy until they are about to go to school.  Say, five or six years old.  At that time someone will tell them it's all a hoax anyway, but it's good for them to develop an imagination.  So you tell them that it's like fairy stories, it makes childrens' minds broaden out so they can enjoy things like flowers and so on.  If you lie to them about anything else they always know, believe me.  So tell them as much truth as you think they can handle then tell them you have to save some of the story until they are a bit older and can understand it.