Is it dangerous to allow children to believe in Santa Claus?

Question

I remembered when I was 7 my older brother telling me Santa wasn't real. It devestated me...of course I overcame it...but damn the betrayal!

Answer 1

No, children must allow to believe in it.
When they grow up they will know that Santa Claus is play by their parent which is perfectly alright.

Answer 2

It is part of growing up.

Santa has helped a lot of parents and kids to have a happy life. And he will continue to do so.

People should look at the real meaning of having an all loving person like Santa Claus.

Answer 3

I have struggled with this. I never want to lie to my kids. I do feel bad for doing the santa thing. When I was a kid I couldn't sleep Christmas eve, I was so excited. It was magic. I still to this day love Christmas eve. I'm not even christian. I wanted my children to have that magic, I never told them santa was real. I tell them if they didn't believe, that people say santa doesn't come anymore. My third child was four years old when she started asking if santa was real. I kept giving her the , well if you don't believe story. Then I was feeling so horrible about lying I decided I'd tell them the truth always. I told her this several times, that I will never lie to her, and was prepared to tell her the truth about santa. She hasn't asked anymore. Don't understand it, but I think she knows the truth already.

Answer 4

When I was a child,I'm 65,I don't know why, but I was frightened of him. He was a stranger, in my security circle;he only came around once a year,something like a drunken uncle.But I was supposed to love him,because, they told me he was the judge of my behavior all year round. . How was that ? "Ohhh, he watches you all year long,you just can't see him."So I believed it;my God(was he another god?) I believed because I was told to;you know something like a religious belief .
But I enjoyed it, I guess,well now that I look back on it I guess I did.
Is it dangerous Hell no, I don't think so.Though, if I had a child now, I wouldn't deceive them I would tell them that mom, or mom and dad are giving them the toys,etc.
I'm a social worker and I see so many parents who can't afford the Christmas list. BE TRUTHFUL. That's what we always tell them.

Answer 5

devastation on learning that Santa Claus is only a myth, that their parents went to great lengths to perpetuate a lie.

So it is from infancy that children are taught to ask for, write for, and expect gifts at Christmastime—and it is not limited to children. Friendship among adults is sometimes measured by the value of the gifts exchanged. Often the bond is strained to the breaking point because one person gave a gift of greater value than the one he received. Possibly at no other time of the year does the expression “It’s the thought that counts” mean so little.

Giving Requires No Season

The Story of Christmas, Michael Harrison writes: “First of all, it must be noted that, despite the efforts of innumerable scholars, it has not yet been proved upon what day . . . Christ was born.” The Bible makes clear only the date of his death, and it is this date alone that Jesus commanded his followers, true Christians, to celebrate.


so too christmas is not the date when christ was born...........but it was rooted to sturnalia.or sun worship...........when constantine the great started it...........w/c was taken from his practice of pagan worship on the dates of december 25



One of the best gifts you can give your children is time

Answer 6

Do you believe in Jesus? Did someone every tell you not to because he is not real? He is not real because you can not see him. We believe in him because of our faith and our hopes. What is wrong when a few fantasy are made up of a jolly old man that travels around the world and delivers toys to boys and girls? We build a world of love and wonders not to mention possibilities. I mean if one man can travel the world then wow I can do things that are amazing too. We all need something to believe in.

Answer 7

I don't think it's dangerous. I was 7 too when my mother told me Santa wasn't real, and I wasn't devastated; I still got the presents. But telling kids that gods are real is dangerous. Religion kills people.

Answer 8

Yes very dangerous- we need to get them to quit using their imagination too because turns out a lot of stuff I imagined as a child doesn't exist either

Answer 9

No. It's part of growing up. Just try to show them it's not all about the material things.

Answer 10

No it teaches them at a young age to believe in something even if you dont see it.