what do i tell my son when santa doesnt bring?

Question

my 8yr old son has asked santa for xbox360 i cant afford to get him one. so what do i tell him when he asks why santa didnt give him one. he's been telling all his friends thats whats he will be getting. he will be so disappionted

Answer 1

Even though your son may be very disappointed that santa isn't real, maybe you should tell him this. Then explain to him that you can not afford a XBOX360. Maybe you could tell him that you will start taking some extra money and putting it away for the XBOX360. Then maybe in a few months or more you could get him one. By then I also bet they will be down in price.

Also if you don't want to ruin santa, tell him that this year santa couldn't get him an XBOX360 because he ran out. Then just do what I said before and start saving your extra money up for it. And tell him that you are doing this for him, and that it might take a little while, but you are trying.

Answer 2

I would explain to him that there are millions of kids in the world and that Santa has to get something for all of them. Tell him that sometimes Santa makes mistakes or that Santa just can't afford to spend that much money on one kid. Explain to him that Santa had a budget for each kid and that an X-Box 360 was way out of his budget.

You might also if you can see if there is a Game Stop or even a flea market close to were you live and see if you can't get him a game system that cost less. It might not make him as happy, but I can guarantee you he will still be playing with it by the end of the day.

Good Luck and Marry Christmas!

Answer 3

Well, you can tell him that Santa has A LOT of boys and girls to make presents for and that Santa and the elves do their best. Point out that Santa brought him other things that were on his list and that Christmas is all about giving rather than receiving. Also remind him that there are lots of poor children in the world whose mommies and daddies can't afford to buy them ANY presents and that Santa has to use his resources so that ALL the good little boys and girls receive gifts and that this year there were a lot of children in need.

Kids are allowed to feel disappointed. If you feel that he's really acting bratty about it after Christmas, take him down to the local homeless shelter and have him play and share some of his toys with the children down there. It'll be an eye-opening experience.

Answer 4

This is a tough one. I'm so glad my daughter asks for inexpensive things from Santa. Definitely do NOT tell him that there is no Santa. He's still too young for that. Maybe you can attach a note from "Santa" with whatever gift he does get explaining that he ran out of 360's this year, or saying that he can't afford to have his elves make such expensive presents. If you can afford to start saving for a 360 or maybe put one on layaway somewhere, perhaps you could have "Santa" put in the note that he put some money down to help pay for one, but that he'll have to be patient while his parents save up the rest of the money. Good Luck to you and Merry Christmas.

Answer 5

Santa and the spirit of giving is in the heart. we tell our boys ( ages 8 and 6 the older ones turns 9 in 2 days) too keep to a certain amount and make a list no fair just asking for 1 item besides if Santa "can" get that item it would be for the whole family and not just 1 person. both my kids still believe in Santa and i hope they always do. they know that mommy and daddy report to santa on their behavior and the guys in the malls are Santa's helpers too. because Santa himself is way to busy up North getting everythng ready for the big night.
if my kids had asked for the impossible to get Wii this yr ( so glad they didnt) id have to tell them Santa couldnt get as many as he needed this yr and thats why they made a list just in case there was something Santa just couldnt get for them.
Merry christmas!!!

Answer 6

I'd wait it out. I remember talking about what Santa was going to bring me, but I was so distracted by the things I actually received that I really didn't focus on what I didn't get.

when I was in 5th grade, I knew Santa didn't exist, but I didn't talk about it. I kinda pretended he did just cause I wanted to believe. No harm done.

To answer your question:
Maybe Santa can leave him a note about why he didn't get an Xbox? But it must have the truth in it. Such as: Johnny, I know you had your heart set on an Xbox, but your grades are not what they shound be OR you need to help around the house with your chores, etc. (say this ONLY if it's true). If you think such things would not be appropriate, I'd just let it go. Check out ebay.

Answer 7

I am a single-parent --My children get to ask Santa for 3 things. I use to say one, but I too ran into them asking for things I could not afford --thus now I tell them to ask for 3, but expect 1. I also tell them that now days, Santa has so many children to take care of that we as parents have to help with the cost of items that Santa does not manufacture at the North Pole such as electronics and that somethings, mom cannot not afford.

I also emphasize board games that we can play together, and reading. I limit my children's screen time -TV, gameboy, computer, etc. to 2 hours a day (which is impossible on school days), and I also require an exchange of one hour of reading for every two hours of screen time.

Also, don't forget to remind your child of all the children who do not have any games, or even a roof over their head, coats, etc.
For instance, we do not have central heat, we use small electric heaters, and we do not have a washing machine --when my children complain, I remind them of the children who are EVEN LESS fortunate then we are --we do have electric heaters and we have a car to drive to the laundry mat.
Best of luck and Happy Holidays!

Answer 8

I think that is a big problem because he believes that Santa do exists and can afford him what he wants. Maybe you should do something to change his mind. Tell him what he wants instead so you maybe can have an idea. If he refused to tell you, then you are in big problems :) When i was 7 i discovered that my Mom was the one who bought the presents for Santa..lol...

Good Luck and Merry Christmas.

Answer 9

Say that Santa's working really hard and he ran out of the x boxes. You should tell your son that christmas isn't all about giving. You should tell him that he's lucky to get the presents you give him because there are also little kids who are starving at christmas with no new toys. But don't be too harsh or come on too strong

Answer 10

just stop the lying about santa tell him that u cant afford one the problem with the santa story is that it has its weakness of kids thinking they can have whatever they want for christmas he might not take it well but at least then he knows your on abudget and not some fat guy with a bottomless wallet dont lie to him anymore because when he gets older why should he belive u about anything else like not smoking but at least if u do it now u have a chance better u than some kid at school who caught ther e parents putting stuff under the tree.