Do you tell your children there is a Santa?Or do you tell your children truth about Santa?
2007-12-03 05:38:38 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
We do the "Santa is coming soon" thing, but concentrate on the "reason", Jesus Christ. Santa is merely for fun. When they are old enough to ask if there really IS a Santa Claus...(My 10 yr old just asked the other day), then we explain the Story behind him, etc. There is NOTHING wrong with fantasy. I don't feel as if I was lied to..LOL...I actually have friends that tell me they refuse to "LIE TO THEIR CHILDREN"...
2007-12-03 05:43:51 · answer #1 · answered by CAT 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't have children yet, but when I do yes, I will let them believe in Santa. Why not? At a certain age, they will either figure it out themselves, or I'll tell them the truth. I think most kids find out on their own from other children, or because they catch their parents putting out the presents. It's not a bad thing, no one is getting hurt with this little fib. In fact it's a good thing. It gives children a lot of hope and excitement. It is also hard when children are young to exclude them from something that many many other children are a part of. I will let my kids believe in Santa, but I will also tell them the true meaning of Christmas. That is how it was in my house. We knew the true meaning of Christmas and we knew why we celebrated Christmas, but "Santa" also brought us gifts. And that is how it will be in my home when I have children.
2007-12-03 05:41:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well I haven't had any kids yet... But when I do I plan on telling them that there is a santa until they get to a certain age.... Or until they realize that there is no Santa...
2007-12-03 05:42:57 · answer #3 · answered by Ktrose 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well I think you should tell your children there is a santa until they are old enough to figure it out for themselves!
2007-12-03 05:42:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
This depends on your moral convictions. If you are a Christian than your religion teaches that lying is a sin. Just like anything else in life you can use rationalization to get around this. A lot of people say that telling your kids that there is no Santa is cruel and discourages imagination. They believe that this is some sort of Biblical loophole. That is of course just rationalization because neither of those statements are in fact true and there are no loopholes. If however you are not of a religion that teaches against lying than I say go for it if thats what you want to do.
2007-12-03 05:55:52 · answer #5 · answered by danthoms 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
When my kids were little, I told them there was a Santa Claus. Once they got older and started asking questions, I told them the truth. (Now, if people would only do that with God. But I digress...)
2007-12-03 05:44:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
i like to believe so
what my parents tell me is that Santa does exists through people
you grandparents the people than give you gifts r like Santa
basically people that give you presents
2007-12-03 05:43:04 · answer #7 · answered by coolgeorgerod 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. I never told my children that there is Santa. I told the about the true meaning of Christmas, which is the birth of Jesus Christ.
2007-12-03 05:42:14 · answer #8 · answered by tl 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
i let my daughter believe in santa i dont see anything wrong with it some ppl do but santa is fun although i cant wait to get the credit for the cool stuff she gets he he
2007-12-03 05:41:44 · answer #9 · answered by jna1105 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
thats how we get presents....duh?
i mean when i was little i used to believe that their was santa, but when i got older than i knew the real meaning of christmas but yes i would tell my kids that there is santa..cuz its kind of what kids depend on during christmas and give you wish lists! really cute...lol
2007-12-03 05:42:55 · answer #10 · answered by Olga O 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋