Explaining to my kids about Santa, What do you think? serious answers only plz!?

Question

First of all my family wasn't always thinking about the true meaning of Christmas from a religious point of view. (If your not religious or don't believe in Jesus I don't care to hear about your opinions about the subject) or question what I believe, Thanks. But now they do know the true meaning of Christmas and we celebrate that as well as gifts from "Santa" on that day. Anyway my kids believe in Santa and I'm trying to prepare them for when they do find out there is no Santa, they won't be real upset that a big fat jolly man doesn't come down our chimney, lol. So I had a conversation with my son and told him that parents of children know the secret to "Santa" and that if he has children 1 day then he will have that secret thing with Santa ....the secret being that parents are so called "Santa". That way he will be "Santa" one day for his children. ....what do you think?? Serious answers only plz!

I'm not gonna spoil it for them ..and I know he will find out on his own and stuff but I didn't want him to find out like I did. It was horrible and I was a kid and I question my parents I use to get my butt whip cause they would "What u think I'm a liar" It was horrible. :(

they are 4 and son is 6 about to be 7... and I'm thinking about my son cause i was about that age when I was beatin and told about Santa and that I ruined it for everyone else. :(

Thank you for the kind words :)

Thank you for all your help

Answer 1

My eldest is 10 and he hasn't believed in Santa for the past 2 Christmases. He confided in me this year that the only reason he pretended to believe in Santa was to keep getting double the gifts. It's kind of funny. When your children do discover that a fat, jolly old man isn't delivering presents to them each Christmas Eve share with them the real story of Santa Claus also known as St. Nicholas.
Merry Christmas



I just want to add, after my father passed away and until I found the man I am about to marry Santa visited us. This was the time I was completely alone with my children and some kind soul each Christmas would leave gifts for us outside our door with labels reading "From Santa" so in a way Santa is real and lives vicariously through the works of others.

Answer 2

Santa is an old wise man who love good children (not just pretend to be good). Since, They are notice how good the kids through mum & dad, brothers etc.
Kids deserve to have cherish moment; especially as the final exam for what they've done whole times in one year, at the end of the year and starting for a better coming times.

I personally think, SANTA is not lying; since GOODNESS is the real thing

Anyway, you are good parent,
MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY SWEET NEW YEAR!

Answer 3

I think you should just let them figure it out on their own. Santa is something that sort of symbolizes a childs childhood. Once they don't believe anymore, alot of the Christmas magic disipears. If they're like 13 and still believe, maybe you should start hinting on the not real thing a little, but other wise I believe in letting them figure out themselves!
Happy Holidays!

Answer 4

I know there are some churches that really attack the Santa Claus story but I think the overshadowing of the myth over christmas is our fault not the stories. If the story is told in the context of honoring (we think) a real person who gave to others in the spirit of Christian love and brotherhood to celebrate Jesus, what better example could we have aside from Jesus himself?

Answer 5

Yeah, that sounds pretty good. But I wouldn't put too much thought into your kids finding out that Santa's not real, though. I mean, they have to grow up sometime, no matter how much you don't want them to, right? Sooner or later, they'll just grow out of believing in Santa, whether it's their school chums telling them or some other factor. Either way, it won't really break their little hearts or anything.

Answer 6

My son,who is 8 and in advanced classes at school, came to me one day and wanted to know the truth about Santa-so I told him the real story about Santa's beginning: "Saint Nickolas" (check it out on web it's all true) An older gentleman,years ago in an area of Greece, would go around giving out small gifts to local children at Christmas time. He had made the gifts himself and was a great believer in sharing his wealth and love. He walked around and delivered his gifts in day light. The rest of the Santa trappings-elves, reindeer etc. were added MANY years later in children stories. I had shorten this story greatly.
My son was thrilled to know that people were carrying on a great tradition and he now wanted to do his own part for kids younger then him-and now he does.
No trauma, no anger, no tears, just a kid who recieved a gift of honesty
http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=38

Answer 7

Santa is man who comes on a special night to every house in the world but only if your sleeping.He brings gifts he made and puts them under the tree.Santa has a universal key to EVERY house in the world.So if your bad he won't come. So ya better be good for goodness sake!!

Answer 8

Just leave it alone. They will find out probably from their friends. Sounds like your experience was child abuse. Don't even compare the two situations. You sound like a great parent. Keep up the good work. Merry Christmas

Answer 9

when dealing with children, honesty is the best policy, just tell him that there isn't a Santa.

Answer 10

how old are these children?

well it is nice that they still dream about santa....