my dughter is 7 and she belived in santa up until yesterday, when my 13 year old neice let slip "theres no such thing" has anyone got any ideas about how i can make her believe in Santa again... i dont want her to grow up to quickly!!!
2006-09-13 07:46:11 · 16 answers · asked by Lily Allen 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Well, something like that happened to my girl Last Christmas. She came to me, and we decided to put some hidden cameras to see if we could tape him or whomever brought presents.
I do have the video. Maybe your Kids would like to see it, I tell Jade she was so lucky to get him on tape. He reads her letter at loud and ate her cookies. She is thirteen now, and she still believes on what she saw with her own eyes, and not what stupid kids tell at school.
Ah! I was forgetting. We even find proof of Santa's Reindeer standing on our roof, every year. It makes a wonderful fertilizer.
2006-09-15 12:21:59 · answer #1 · answered by Pablo 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I was a bit older than your daughter when I found out that there was no Santa and I remember vividly being devastated. I was devastated not because my parents lied to me, but because we were poor and my hopes and dreams of receiving something really special once a year flew out the window. Oh, I got presents, as I always had, but it wasn't from that mysterious "someone" who made magic and granted wishes.
When my own children came of the age when they no longer believed, I told them the story of Saint Nicholas and how the myth of Santa Claus evolved, and that Santa was that part of us that gave without any expectation of return. Then I told them that since they knew the secret, it was up to them to perpetuate this wonderful, hopeful myth by helping me make the "Christmas magic." That was 22 years ago and they have been making wonderful "Christmas magic" ever since!
2006-09-13 09:57:43 · answer #2 · answered by uglygrandmother 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Once the cat's out of the bag about these fun pieces of urban folklore, there's really no going back. I believe that Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny are all fun, imaginative traditions to pass on to one's children. It's great to stimulate their imaginations. And it doesn't really hurt to learn the truth, unless someone brings it to them in such a devastating way as this may have been. I know I just gradually stopped believing, especially as I became old enough to go Christmas shopping with my family and they would behave suspiciously while in my presence. If she knows the truth now and is not completely devastated, you could continue to talk in that matter (saying things like, "I guess Santa will be bringing you ___ for Christmas," etc.) for the sake of comfort. But it is best to leave the truth be and not try to reverse it. For you to even consider it is more of a personal desire on your part to have the tradition carried on, rather than a true need for her to believe in something mystical. Santa will still be in your lives, just figuratively now.
2006-09-13 08:00:10 · answer #3 · answered by mutanteel 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I know it's painful to let your daughter grow up. but she is 7 and most kids her age already have figured it out by know. just sit down and have a talk with her about it and tell her not to tell the other kids at school if they still believe in Santa. Because they need to find out on their own and you don't want any phone calls from those parents' lol. so it's time to let go a little bit and let your daughter grow up just a bit.
2006-09-13 11:55:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tell her the only people who don't believe don't have any magic in their life. And those who do believe get all the presents. Then let it go. If you put to much emphasis on it you'll take all the fun out. She'll love Christmas as long as it's fun whether she believes in Santa or not!
2006-09-13 08:15:59 · answer #5 · answered by Cyndi S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, maybe it's time that she knew the truth and not get her further confused and have a potential future problem when encountered with the "niece" again. Who's been lying to her?
There're other things that she can still believe in at her age. Just because she doesn't believe in Santa, doesn't imply "growing up too fast."
Kids today are smarter than you think.
2006-09-13 08:14:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
When my son stopped believing in Santa I sat him down and told him it was time for the truth.
One day many years ago man who had no children of his own named (Kris Kringle) was very sad.His wife told him, maybe if he did something nice for other children his spirits would be lifted. So he decided to build toys and give them to everyone in his hometown.That's how Santa Clause was started.After he died his wife asked people to do the same and now that you(my son) are old enough you can join me in being a Secret Santa for others .Every year we find someone in need and buy them a toy and one out fit, one pair of p.j.'s and one pair of shoes.My son moved out last year and he still follows our tradition.Hope you can get your child to be a new Santa!
2006-09-13 08:02:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christmas is a fairytale based on a fairytale called Religion. People seem to want to brain wash their children with these myths. You really should not do that to a child. It is wrong no matter how you look at it to teach a child to believe in fairy tales. It is best to let them just find out the truth like yours did. But It never should have gotten started in the first place. When ask you should tell your child the truth. It has came to them that this might be false info and are looking to you for correct answers, and you should not lie to them. This is the same with any form of religious belief. Just tell the truth to be best of your truthful knowledge. If you believe in a god be sure to tell the child that it is your belief, Do not add anything to it that is not being ask. Let the child make up their own minds.
2006-09-13 08:04:02 · answer #8 · answered by Don K 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
do you pick your daughter to be the ten year previous who gets so embarassed in college sooner or later while she says something approximately Santa? you'll have informed her already. yet i understand older little ones who nevertheless have faith. that's form of unusual for my section. i think of by ability of 9 little ones ought to understand. yet i think of you should tell your toddlers like center of the year, not for the period of X-mas season. to respond to your question, no risk you could take her buying Black Friday if she nevertheless believes in Santa, exceedingly if she quite thinks there's a guy who can get to each physique's homestead and in good shape by way of their chimneys. She quite hasn't logically theory approximately it? Lol. Sorry, do not recommend to sound like a jerk, yet i'm very stunned you pick to maintain it hidden nevertheless.
2016-10-14 23:22:32 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go ahead! LIE to your daughter some more! Break her heart twice! You should SO keep her believing! It's really such an important part of Christmas!
Said this way, what you want to do isn't so nice, is it? But I think it's what you want to hear...
2006-09-13 08:17:50 · answer #10 · answered by sunny1 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋