2006-11-27 06:05:01 · 21 answers · asked by huff4423 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
Let the kids believe in Santa for as long as possible. Kids grow up too fast....let them be innocent and young for as long as possible!!!
2006-11-27 06:08:43 · answer #1 · answered by deerogre 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parents don't have to say a thing. There are always a whole host of kids at school that are more than willing to disabuse your young ones about Santa Claus.
My seven year old grandson brought this up himself about a month ago. He said that he knows that Santa Claus doesn't really exist, but that he won't tell Mommy and Daddy because they get a kick from picking out his "Santa" gifts.
2006-11-27 06:21:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a mother of four and a grandmother to six and counting, I can honestly say that there is no set-in-stone age for telling a child that Santa isn't real. My oldest quit believing at around 8. My youngest quit at 10. My ten year old grandson believes still.
The decision to tell your child that there is no Santa should be based entirely on the maturity of your child. Let the child guide you. They will let you know. The trick is not to be really blunt about it. The one child I thought I should tell was told the week after Christmas, it gave her a whole year to get used to the idea.
2006-11-27 07:04:47 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My kids are ages 5, 4 and 2. The 2 yr old doesn't really know anything about Santa right now...but the other two still believe in him, to a degree. I think they know that Mommy and Daddy are the ones that buy the gifts, but they believe that we "talk" to Santa and then Santa gives them to us to hold for them till christmas. I've told them that Santa is sooo busy, and has so many kids to buy for, that he needs the parents help sometimes. It's hard to make them believe in him when we (as a family) buy presents for children whose parents can't afford them. How can you say that Santa will come to our house, but not someone else's? So yes, they believe in Santa, but they don't believe that Santa comes down the chimney with presents.
2006-11-27 06:15:15 · answer #4 · answered by gjcarr003 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I honestly think that parents should tell their children at a fairly young age, maybe around 7-8......my reasoning being, that say there's a kid that comes from a poor family and he gets lets say one lil hot wheels car for christmas from "santa"- and the kid has a friend from a well off family who gets a really big expensive remote controlled hummer from "santa". Now the how can you explain that to a kid? Santa doesnt love poor kids thats why he gave you that?
Also I feel that being honest with your child in all situations, I knew at a real young age that the easter bunny, santa, tooth fairy....etc...were made up.....i turned fine.
Oh and out of curiousity i just asked my 9yr old niece where her christmas presents come from..... her answer
"you buy them-from walmart"
lol
2006-11-27 06:28:45 · answer #5 · answered by pixiegwen03 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that parents should tell their children when their kids start asking difficult questions about like the gifts, money issues, etc. I would say for most kids that age is around 8 or 9. When I say "questions" i mean not like "Jimmy said santa's not real" I mean like "How does Santa afford my Play Station 2" well i hope this helps.
2006-11-27 06:11:42 · answer #6 · answered by rebekah u 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
most children figure it out on their own when they realize that santa has no possible way of getting around the entire earth on a sleigh even though it flies with eight reindeer. most children just don't really tell their parents right away when they find out. kid also find out from their friends as well, but if you're still sure that they believe in santa, when they're about 10 or 11 you should tell them, and even then they might tell you that they knew already.
2006-11-27 06:14:18 · answer #7 · answered by vikki0963 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We called the big red guy 'grampa' for several years. Our son, now 4, finally was read the Night Before Christmas and said at the end that Grampas name was Santa Claus! We always told him the truth--the gifts were from Grandma and Grandpa. Not going to lie to him and then later try to get around that one.
2006-11-27 06:38:38 · answer #8 · answered by Orpah! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you should tell you children till they start asking questions that seem like they already know, the fun in Christmas for kids is believing in Santa.
2006-11-27 06:41:38 · answer #9 · answered by caseyhendo22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as they want! They'll really tell you when they're ready to learn the truth. Most children are smart enough to figure it out at the right time. And when they do, my husband and I just told the children that we were Santa's helpers and would continue to be!
2006-11-27 06:14:27 · answer #10 · answered by cookie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why even feed them the whole lie about Santa in the first place? I remember how totally betrayed and jilted I felt when I found out I had been lied to for my entire life. That was a very long time ago, but I still feel strongly that it's not a good thing to do to kids.
2006-11-27 06:14:02 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋