IN YOUR OPlNION, AT WHAT AGE SHOULD YOU TELL YOUR CHILDREN THAT "SANTA" DOESN'T EXIST...???

Question

Do you think it just depends on the child's maturity level? =)

Ha-ha! I KNEW I was gonna get a couple of, "What?!! Santa doesn't exist?" answers! LMAO!!!=)

Answer 1

When other kids tell them and they come ask you.

Answer 2

Seeing this is P&S I will answer this in a light hearted vain*
I would say maybe tell your child before the teacher does & Santa may have a trip in store to your house*
Does Santa Exist?
"A Florida elementary school teacher made the mistake of telling her kids that Santa doesn't exist. Now Santa himself is making a special trip down from the North Pole to visit the classroom just to prove that he really does exist. I'm sure the teacher feels appropriately remorseful, but at least she didn't tell her kids that Santa was dead as a British vicar did last year."

Answer 3

When they reach the age where they can reason reality they'll figure out the truth about Santa. I found this to be interesting, I went to the library & researched the Christmas related beliefs that resemble Santa Claus. I was working in Scandinavia for about 9 months. While I was there I discovered that they had their own version of a Santa Claus type figure. This is what sparked myinterest in researching other countries. Have a wonderful Christmas.

Answer 4

Well, there is a little bit of Santa in all of us, but I think 8 is a pretty good age to clue your child in. By the age of 8, most kids already know anyway, usually from a kid at school.

My kid was 6 when somebody "outed" Santa and she took it just fine. Her friend Nicole is almost 10 and just found out, but Michelle didn't spill the beans.

Nonetheless, I still do a "Santa" letter every year and Santa still gets milk & cookies.

Answer 5

I was just asking our oldest daughter recently about when she realized about Santa. She found out when she was 8.
My husband and I were building her an intricate doll house and storing it in a locked cabinet in her room.
One night she awoke as we were putting the dollhouse back. She discovered on her own accidentally, as our other children. It's kind of like a rite of passage-at least it used to be- a tradition.
We had always told our children that Santa was someone who knew them and loved them very much.
Our oldest grandson still believed in Santa when he was 9, until his Father told him. His Father had a bad childhood, and since he and our daughter are divorced, didn't even discuss the matter with her. Our Grandson was heartbroken. It was as if something was stolen from him. Children need traditions that are passed down from generation to generation. It is part of the glue that holds society together.

Answer 6

Santa clause represents the spirit of Christmas. so, the spirit of Christmas does exist. so when they do get old enough to know to not see Santa a real figure but to see it metaphorically or symbolically

i say it depends on the maturity level. when they get ready then let them know. like if they look disappointed as they look to you for the answer i think you should say Santa exists. but, when they say come on mom it doesn't exist, with a smile on their face then let them know what i said above

good luck

Answer 7

I thought he did! I'm crying right now, for real. How could you say that? Well, I guess that explains why Dad had a milk mustache and there were cookie crumbs on mom's side of the bed when I noticed Santa's snacks were missing. Lol!

I think it will become obvious when they hit a certain age. I was a smart kid and figured it out, when I noticed we didn't have a chimney. ; )

-Knowledge24

Answer 8

I understand the place you're coming from. lots of individuals have reported 'do no longer harm the dream for her.' nicely, what approximately ruining her complete senior college lifestyles by utilising giving the bullies (specific, they are regrettably in each college) ammunition to tease her approximately? My mum tutors a boy who's very immature, yet extremely candy, and she or he cautioned his mum to tell him the certainty earlier secondary college. His mum has, and he's extremely high quality, and nonetheless loves Christmas as maximum folk do whether or no longer they suspect or no longer. If I have been you i could enable her have this final Christmas - specific it extremely is magical while babies nonetheless have faith, and then tell her in approximately February or so. initiate by utilising asking her approximately what she thinks. Get all snug on the settee collectively and ask her what she thinks approximately Santa. it would desire to be that she'll say 'i understand you in simple terms get somebody to dress up as him.' if so, it extremely is a physically powerful thank you to start the conversation approximately specific, it extremely is basically a interest of fake that grown united statesplay because of the fact they know it makes babies extremely chuffed. communicate on the subject of the historic previous at the back of Santa (St. Nicholas) and the way now it extremely is a time to objective to make individuals chuffed by utilising giving them presents. clarify the way it made her chuffed to have faith, so it extremely is considerable she would not enable her brother understand the certainty yet as he's youthful and it extremely is basically honest he would desire to be allowed to have faith as long as she did. My mum's kinfolk had a effective custom. there have been 4 babies and she or he replaced into the oldest - each 3 hundred and sixty 5 days whoever did no longer have faith in Santa could be allowed to not sleep late and beautify the Christmas tree (they did no longer placed it up till Christmas Eve) - that replaced into her moms and dads way of bribing them to maintain quiet approximately Santa no longer being genuine. in the event that they had instructed they does no longer have been waiting to help beautify it. i think of it extremely is a gorgeous custom and that i plan on utilising it once I particularly have babies! in case you opt for you do no longer elect to wreck the magic and not tell her, then ensure you tell her to no longer point out Santa next 3 hundred and sixty 5 days at school or it extremely is unhappy, yet she possibly gets laughed at.

Answer 9

This is real simple! The wording of your question PROVES my point! WHY do parents choose to LIE to their kids, teaching them to believe in someone who DOES NOT exist??? You should NEVER teach your children the myth of "Santa Clause", except to point out WHAT A LIE that is! Otherwise, how can ANY parent, in all good conscience, expect their kids to believe and trust them???

Personally, it DISGUSTS me the way "Santa" is given place over the REAL God, the one that Christmas is TRULY about, and that is JESUS CHRIST, OUR SAVIOUR AND LORD! This idolatry (and that IS what it is, in plain English!) is such an abomination to God!

Yes, Virginia, you were LIED TO! There is NO SANTA CLAUSE! But there is a GOD IN HEAVEN who loves you so much that He came into this world about 2,000 years ago, was beaten beyond human recognition, died on a cruel Roman cross, and then rose from the dead to give the gift of eternal life to ALL who will BELIEVE ON HIM to save them from their sins! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Answer 10

Why do you keep on with this "Santa's not real" rumor. You're beginning to sound like one of those conspiracy theory nuts yelling about black helicopters and stuff like that.
Beside, if Santa isn't real then WHY are all the big department stores dedicating a huge area just to him?
Next you'll be saying Rudolf is just a fable.

Answer 11

I think it is best to delay has long as possible. That the child hold onto the dream of Santa Claus.