How do children turn out if they belive in all these things?
How do children turn out if they don't?
If you don't have them believe in santa what do they do at shcool they don't get to participate in the exciting events.
Is this really bonding with children?
2006-10-29 02:27:32 · 10 answers · asked by :o) 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Children like fantasy because it's fun. We get our fun through our children.
Children turn out the way we teach them and set an example.
2006-10-29 02:29:58 · answer #1 · answered by mstrywmn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was a little girl I believed in the whole gang . My parents were so good at the Santa , Easter Bunny , and the tooth fairy thing that it took me till I was 8 or 9 to realize that it was them that did all the magic . I really loved my Mom for all the things she did for the holidays . I will always remember her for that . My Dad would go get a Christmas tree and drag it home . Told me Santa had only one left . So he gave it to him just for me . I miss my parents there gone now . But I have memories . I grue up to be a great person . I thank my parents for protecting me from the real world for as long as they could . 8 or 9 is pretty old in this day and age to believe in all that stuff . But It didn't hurt me one bet . So go ahead tell the little ones about Santa and the Easter Bunny . Your only innocent once . Try to stretch it out for them .The real world is not so nice of a place . Bonding ? Yes . You look to your parents for everything . Love bonds everything .
2006-10-29 03:34:41 · answer #2 · answered by Angel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When your child asks if it is real then don't lie, that's what I believe. If they are asking then chances are they already are doubting it and a lie just isn't right. I never pushed those characters with my child, he learned it from other people. You can believe in magic and have a good time, it is the spirit of the season that should prevail though. Even when my son realized there wasn't a Santa, he still had fun pretending there was, just like kids always do, they use their imagination and deep down know it isn't in this reality.
2006-10-29 02:34:42 · answer #3 · answered by daisy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's a distinction between make have self belief and an outright lie. Santa and the Easter Bunny are exciting for infants. I by no potential felt betrayed or lied to via my mothers and fathers once I found out Santa wasn't actual. I continually knew the version between faux and a bald-confronted lie and the effects of fibbing.
2016-10-03 02:00:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is ok for children to believe as long as they can. Santa especially is magical and we have told our daughter that Santa spends Xmas eve giving presents to all the good boys and girls because he wants to reward them. We have tried to make it a lesson in giving out of pure joy. The Easter bunny & toothfairy are just part of this. Halloween however for most is no longer a spirtual holiday but a fun night for children ( and adults to act like children) to get dressed up and get candy. In a childs mind what could be better than make believe and candy
2006-10-29 04:21:18 · answer #5 · answered by ellc123 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As a child, I resented the fact that I had been lied to, when I found out. I was very literal-minded, and practically never told a lie myself, so that is why I felt that way.
So I decided not to lie about this to my daughter. We still had Santa, tooth fairy, Easter Bunny, etc. but I never told her they were real. She actually seemed excited when she found out that I was the one who put out the gifts.
She also seemed excited to find out about Saint Nicholas, and told all her friends, "Santa Claus is real. He lived a long time ago..."
I asked her sometimes how she felt about not believing in these imaginary characters. She said she was glad I told her the truth.
But when she got into her teens, she told me she resented the fact that I didn't let her believe these fantasy characters were real.
I guess you can't win....
2006-10-29 03:22:53 · answer #6 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see, it depends.
it's nice to give little kids some fantasy, something to look forward to, even if it's not always true.
it's kinda like us holding on to impossible dreams.
nothing's wrong with it.
and kids that don't have santa and stuff, they just don't have memories of them, but that's ok too.
and i guess its bonding. even if it isnt, it's pretty cool to see how they believe in things like that.
we all need a little magic. :)
2006-10-29 02:38:36 · answer #7 · answered by concrete_girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they should have this in their lives, because it helps their imagination grow - gives them something magical and fun that is socially "ok" to wish for -- and it's just fun. There is so much political correctness in the world, I think it's just fine for some of the charms of childhood to stay intact.
2006-10-29 06:10:47 · answer #8 · answered by amuse4you 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let them enjoy the fantasy. When they find out that all is bogus, it prepares them for the inevitable lies of life. For example, "you can be anything you want to be." Not true. Religion. More fantasy. Shall I go on?
2006-10-29 02:32:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think that kids should believe in santa,but if they are like 11 years old thats creepy
2006-10-29 02:36:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋