The tooth fairy tale is one that brings millions of children joy each year; Heartlands Baby Sanctuary recently bestowed that joy to a young boy in their care.
Somerset West, South Africa (29 June 2022) – The Heartlands Baby Sanctuary provides temporary residential care and safety for 25 children and babies at any given time. One of the children in their care recently lost a tooth. A staff nurse took a moment to share the wonders and excitement of the tooth fairy.
Many children coming from neglected homes, abuse or abandonment will never know the excitement of the Tooth Fairy, Easter bunny or Santa. Not wanting children to miss out on the wonders of childhood, the Heartlands Baby Sanctuary embraces these youthful celebrations so that the children in their care have normal moments.
Little Andrew was not aware his loose tooth was anything to be excited about until a staff nurse explained how the tooth fairy worked.
He carefully placed his successfully pulled tooth in his slipped at the side of his bed that night and went to sleep. The next morning he was absolutely filled with joy to see the tooth fairy had left him some Monopoly money. Heartlands uses this form of playful currency at their coffee shop, which allows the children to purchase a sweetie or snack without the need for real money.
Andrew already knew what he planned to spend his money on; he really wanted a packet of chips.
“So here is Andrew – a little guy in our care, losing his first tooth. So, what do we do here at Heartlands? We normalise their experience as much as we can.
Staff Nurse took him under her wing and told Andrew all about the tooth fairy. Needless to say, he put his tooth in his slipper and fell fast asleep.
And guess what he woke up to? No tooth, but MONOPOLY money to be used in the Coffee Shop to buy himself a little packet of chips. Yes, children’s dreams can come true.”
The simple gesture is something Andrew will carry with him for the rest of his life.
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Heartlands provides individual specialised care and support to children in desperate need of care and protection from birth to the age of 6 years. Children are placed at the sanctuary with a valid court order from the Children’s Court.
After the Children’s Court proceedings are finalised, they are either reunited with their parents or family members, placed in foster care, transferred to other long-term facilities or adopted.
You can find out more about the sanctuary via the website here.
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