2006-11-27 15:22:02 · 23 answers · asked by SP 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
I'm going to have my daughter keep believing until she figures it out on her own, and if she wants to continue to believe that's fine as well.
PS. She is 8 years old.
2006-11-27 15:24:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being the mother of 4 when they were younger I never wanted them to stop believing in Santa Clause. Now that my youngest is 13 I have to admit some of the joy has gone away, for there is nothing that makes a Christmas brighter when someone truly believes. I say let them believe as long as they want, here I am a grown adult with adult children of my own and I still have the desire to believe… if not in the concept of Santa Clause at least in the spirit of the season and what it really means. I truly believe that some of my feelings has moved on to my children, even though they are now grown, deep in side the still believe in the MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS…. I wish we all had the Christmas magic all year long.
2006-11-28 00:25:50 · answer #2 · answered by Karen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who said there's no Santa Clause? There is so a Santa Clause! There is! There is! There is! There is!
Seriously though. I plan on making sure my children understand the true meaning of Christmas, plus a little Santa mythology as well. I also plan on letting my kids tell me when they stop believing in Santa. Why should I ruin it for them.?
2006-11-27 23:32:31 · answer #3 · answered by Uther Aurelianus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They'll find out soon enough. I would let them enjoy the fun of believing in Santa as long as possible. I have 6 children and I didn't tell any of them "the bad news". All of them wished they hadn't learned the truth. They were told by their little friends at school and/or pre-school.
2006-11-27 23:34:26 · answer #4 · answered by Lucille 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found out when I was 7...turning 8 because I walked in on my parents and sisters/brothers wrapping presents and writing From: Santa Clause on them...I put 2 and 2 together and my life was ruined...but not much...just brushed it off really...I mean hey...those cookies under the tree are mine now =)
2006-11-27 23:25:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think my parents, or shall I say my mother, wanted to keep that delusion going for as long as she could, so it wasn't till I was around 9 that I was pretty dang sure there was no Santa, and at 10 I stated so in the car one day. My children were taken by their mother as she ran back home to her mother one year and so I never had to deal with that issue with my children. God Bless you.
2006-11-27 23:26:23 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8-9. Let them enjoy it for a few years nothing wrong with that. with the way most kids are growing up these days most know or figure it out by age 7 anyways.
2006-11-28 03:00:43 · answer #7 · answered by lovelornlarry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theres no Santa Clause?
2006-11-27 23:29:19 · answer #8 · answered by lyssa1913 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess it really depends on the kid and how quickly you want them to grow up. i think that beleving in santa, the easter bunny, and those sort of things kind of preserve a childs innocents, and it teaches them that they dont have to see something to believe it.
2006-11-27 23:49:20 · answer #9 · answered by gelf76 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let them have the excitement for as long as you can. They will probably know before you actually tell them.....But I figure middle school...the sixth grade....before christmas that year.....if they actually are alittle confused. Don't take away the excitement before you have to. Let them have their memories! Good luck....It's not too fun telling....but then later when they get to help with the little ones they get a kick out of it.
2006-11-27 23:26:28 · answer #10 · answered by Shari 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well around 3-4 years of age the other kids will find out and you want to be the one to tell them. Don't let them find out from school or friends. they will believe you are an lie if you don't tell them.
2006-11-27 23:24:47 · answer #11 · answered by hbookem 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋