should telling children that he doesn't come to the house nessacary?
2006-10-21 15:47:15 · 28 answers · asked by giggling_death 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Let them find out for themselves. My daughter came home from school one day asking. A boy in her class said he wasn't real. I asked her if she got presents from Santa and if she believed in him. She said yes to both. I told her then there must be a Santa Clause.
2006-10-23 00:41:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Santa may not be a flesh and breathing person but he dose exist. He is a wonderful way to teach imagination,giving caring and hope and so many other things....The world is a sinister place with lots of sadness, mostly because to many adults do not believe anymore...Let them have Santa and all the wonder that he offers- In there own time they will answer there own questions.
2006-10-21 16:49:02 · answer #2 · answered by Liz H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Santa Claus is like a fairy tale. Let your children enjoy the tale until they guess the truth. Then, if they ask you, tell them the truth. Tell them there isn't a man called Santa Claus, but the spirit of Christmas lives in us all.
2006-10-21 15:50:17 · answer #3 · answered by Wiser1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
at some point the children will suspect that he doesn't really "exist". i thought my parents handled my question very nicely by telling me the story of the real Santa clause....they also said that to keep the tradition alive everyone has a little bit of Santa in them....that giving spirit. they made it like an adult secret and made me feel more adult by knowing. there was no shock of "MY PARENTS LIED TO ME!. i felt special for knowing their secret.
2006-10-21 16:00:22 · answer #4 · answered by beckdawgydawg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would'nt tell them because there's a certain time when kids stop believing in santa. Unless they're like 15 then yeah you should tell em but other than that i say let em enjoy their childhood as long as it lasts.
2006-10-21 16:13:08 · answer #5 · answered by purplefairykitten 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO...There will come a time when they figure that out on there own.Let them hold on to this good season feeling as long as they want.It should be THERE decision..let them make it in there OWN time.My older sister and I spent three years pretending to our parent's that we still believed in Santa..we still talk about it today.Let them have some fun.
2006-10-21 16:03:30 · answer #6 · answered by Wishee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I told my kids from the beginning that Santa wasn't real, because i want them to know where their gifts come from and that it was out of love not because they were good. also i feel like there are more important concepts to Christmas than Santa such as Christ love for us and giving to others.
2006-10-22 07:58:03 · answer #7 · answered by Kristin C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did not lie to my kids...I just didn't lend the information. They are teenagers now, but even two years ago they would ask "mom is Santa Claus real" I would say " Do you think he's real?" they said "yes" - I say "okay then". Then I change the subject.
2006-10-21 15:49:29 · answer #8 · answered by totalstressor 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let them find out on their own..unless maybe if they are 18 and asking you straight up. My mom misses the days that I believed. She still says it was the best Christmases when I believed. They usually figure it out around 6th grade or so.
2006-10-21 15:51:44 · answer #9 · answered by jillann1204 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have small children, and although I do not like elaborating on the fairy tale of santa, I do let them have that fairy tale. . .I just keep Jesus first and entwine Jesus with santa. Be gentle with breaking the fairy tale, no matter what your child's age.
2006-10-21 16:01:06 · answer #10 · answered by misskenjr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋