is it wrong to tell children santa exists?

Question

why from what i hear and see are parents worried about telling their children that santa ,or the tooth fairy or over fantasy characters exist should childrens dreams be taken away is this why so many children grow up too quick? and want to be in pubs at 13 or 14 and why we have so much trouble with youngests today and drugs because no dreams are given to them i believed and i wasnt angry when i found the truth i thought they were beautiful tales my sons face lights up when i tell him santa is coming and hes 3 is this wrong for me to tell him abut santa and not about all the problems in the world should he know about all these tragic stories the truth as people say or should he be a child with imagination and happiness

Answer 1

If you want him to believe in Santa, let him. I let my kids believe.

Answer 2

I personally feel that lying to your children about santa is wrong. Why let our children idolise a man that doesn't even exist. The truth is that children these days fear santa more than anyone else. How often do you hear mothers in the supermarket saying comments such as 'santa's watching you. if you dont behave you wont get any presents'. The poor kids are bribed all year round. theyre terrified that they wont get gifts on christmas day. Parents are then wondering why when their kids grow older they dont listen or have no respect for them. I feel that telling the kids that santa brouht all the gifts is making the children more selfish and less grateful. they dont realise how hard their parents have had to work to earn the money to buy the presents. they think the presents are there because of magic. when the kids grow older they and they dont believe in santa anymore they still expect even more presents and dont value what the parents have bought.

Answer 3

You should not tell your child that they don't exist that is why most children or growning up before there time my seven year old nephew knows now that he dosn't exist and the magic of xmas has gone for him he knows his mum is wrapping up ther pressies and so come xmas mornin he ain't that bothered to see what santa has brought cause he knows there isn't one let children stay children for as long as you can they grow up to quickly at ten i was still playin with dolls now all ten years olds want phones mp3 players and all that stuff and as for the problems going on in the world your child will come to find that out as he gets older.Let him enjoy being a chld first,cause these days it don't last very long.Obviously when you think the time is right to tell him then do but i think it shouldn't for a good few years.MERRY CHRISTMAS AND BEST WISHES x

Answer 4

I dont think its wrong at all to tell our kids santa exists. Why spoil all the fun out of christmas. When they are old enough to know better then let it be until then. I know christmas was so much more fun to me as a child waiting for santa to come. I think that it is just something all childrenn should grow up with . I know my older son(11) knows that santa is made up, but he sure doesnt let his two younger sibling in on it yet. In fact he enjoys telling them stories all about santa clause and his helpers.

Answer 5

My 3 children aged 6,8 and 10,believe in Santa,and i won't be the one to spoil the illusion for them.I also have a 17 year old son,and he has never told my other children there isn't a Santa,he in fact encourages it.
Children have to have something to believe in,as this is such a hard life for them to live by day to day.
Having Santa,Tooth Fairies,The Easter Bunny,is what encourages a child to have an imagination,with out them there's nothing for them to dream about and wonder.

Answer 6

It is neither right nor wrong, but just a matter of personal preference. I remember being very upset, by the way , when I found out that Santa does not really exist, because I bought the fantasy up until I was 9 years old. It was slightly traumatic to me, and I wondered why my parents thought it was right to lie to me. that was MY experience. I am sure there have been other reactions.
I decided to tell my kids about Santa and the workshop and the elves as a beautiful story\myth and did not insist it was true. There are some things that are true to me---like God and Birth of Christ, and PERSONALLY ( answer not for everyone, I know) decided to tell them the magically true story of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Answer 7

What a great parent you seem to be.

I think we should love our children, and give them encouragement to grow up and live a decent life. A few white lies with regard to Santa will do no harm.

We live in a politically correct world, with too many people telling us what we should and should not do.
You have made a great point, and I think if more parents thought like you, this world would be a better place.

Thank you for your question, I hope it makes others on here stop and think. I say let children enjoy their childhood.

Answer 8

I think you are right to bring up your little boy with thoughts of letting him have some wonderful dreams ...and memories, for when he is older. God knows he will have time enough to find out about the woes of the world when he is able to understand them.

I agree with you about so many children growing up too quickly. They have hardly any childhood at all now. It is so sad. They think they are all grown up when they are still only children and if they in turn have families at a young age the whole thing is repeated all over again because some of the young parents haven't a clue about being a parent and you see baby girls dressed like adults.

OH I am sooo glad there are parents like you still about. Tell your little boy about Santa and the tooth fairy and read to him all the fairytales and watch him being a child......Hopefully there are more people like you about and he will have wonderful little friends to play with, and you will guide him wisely as he grows into a wonderful careing young man who will do the same with his family when the time comes.xx

Answer 9

Keep the dreams going, I miss all that now my children are grown and I will definitely be telling my grandchildren (once I have some) all about santa and the tooth fairy so they too can be happy children with imaginations xxx

Don't forget the mince pie and glass of milk.... have a happy one

Answer 10

It all adds to the magic.Children grow up so quickly now that it seems like all the fun of believing in santa and the tooth fairy or the easter bunny are taken away.It seems cruel.They should be able to let their imaginations run wild

Answer 11

Let children be children. They need the dreams. They need the excitement. Think back to all of your wonderful memories. Don't they out-weigh the fact that he is not real? However, I still believe. :-) To me, that is part of the joy of Christmas.

My daughter is 8 1/2 and a firm believer. I love sharing that with her. If no one taught me that when I was growing up, how could I pass it on. I think that it would be worse if I did not share that wonder with her.

I even shared this true story with her as well as my 8th graders that I teach. What an ispiration! http://secretsantausa.com/

Believing in Santa does not take away the true meaning of Christmas, the birth of Christ. You have to teach both.

Have a wonderful Christmas!