At what age should you tell them that he's not real?
2007-01-26 15:15:39 · 11 answers · asked by slap_shot69 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
They will let you know when they are ready. It will come in the form of a question.
"Is Santa Claus real?"
At that point, treat them with respect by answering honestly. The age is irrelevant.
2007-01-26 15:25:19 · answer #1 · answered by Awesome Bill 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My mother told me 2 weeks before my 9th christmas... I've never forgiven her for that, and I'm 41 now.
I'd say let them believe for as long as they believe. My own kids found out on their own... they came to me and told me they knew when they were around 7 & 8. Chances are though, if the child goes to school, they probably already know...
2007-01-26 15:26:42 · answer #2 · answered by DishclothDiaries 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When he or she starts doubting. They usually hear from classmates in Kindergarten or first grade that Santa is not real. That's when they come to you to ask you about it. At that point it is probably time to let them in on the secret.
2007-01-26 15:24:23 · answer #3 · answered by elljay 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the parents. But it's all in the heart. If a child wants to continue to believe allow them. Some people keeps the spirit allot longer then others. My child is 16 teen. She knows the truth but in her heart she still believes.
2007-01-26 16:14:18 · answer #4 · answered by pinkish 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
By the time he's 5.
2007-01-26 15:23:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
specific. i'm Christian. I additionally % to enable the traditions of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the tooth Fairy be a evaluate their lives besides. teenagers could fake. My era and generations in the past me all grew up with those legends and became out purely great. None individuals have been emotionally scarred as quickly as we discovered they have been fake, and none individuals hated our mum and dad for "mendacity" to us. It became a ceremony of passage, determining that every person of those creatures have been surely mom and pa. teenagers are turning out to be up swifter than ever those days. i prefer them to enjoy their formative years for all its well worth, and that encompasses a short era of believing in Santa Claus in the past they parent it out.
2016-11-01 09:38:29 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't believe it is necessary to lie to your children about santa clause, one teaches a child to think that this fictional character is real and gives them special blessings because of their behavior-- like a god. he sees you when you sleep and knows all things? I personally give my children good gifts all through the year at unexpected times, even hide them in the yard for them to find when they get home from school. i believe it teaches them appreciation for what they have, i hate all the hype about christmas and santa and not to mention your bound to disappoint someone. santa mixed up is satan,in a dictionary st.nick is identified as the devil.(1970 websters)
2007-01-26 16:29:22 · answer #7 · answered by 4ofeight 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Just let them beleive in santa until they figure it out.
2007-01-26 15:23:23 · answer #8 · answered by FELL 4 HiM SO QUiCK. 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i wouldnt let them believe in it too long, the longer it goes on the more warped they will be. i dont know why people tell their children all these bizarre lies in the first place!
2007-01-26 16:40:39 · answer #9 · answered by bellatrix27 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
don't ruin it for your kid, let him hold on to childhood innocence or figure it out by himself
2007-01-26 15:28:34 · answer #10 · answered by YahooAnswers 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋