when is a good age to tell your children about santa not being real?

Question

i have three kids ages 8, 6, and 4 and kids at school are telling my 8 and 6 year old that there not real.

Answer 1

I fugured it out on my own. The way my parents broke it too me is by asking me what I really thought.

They only asked this after I questioned them about santa.

You know that somewhere in the back of you 8 year olds head is a rational thought that he is not real.

Dont let him get picked on in school becuase he still believes. 8 years old is a bit too old to still believe.

Answer 2

i figured it out when i was 6 kinda depressing

the good age is probally 8 just tell the 8 year old make him shut it and then tell the 6 that he is real and the kids saying it are lying

dont let the 8 tell the 4 or 6

Answer 3

most kids work out Santa is not real by the time they are 7 or 8

Answer 4

Telling them that Santa isn't real is the lie. Talk to them about St. Nicholas, he was the very real Santa from the past. No harm in kids believing in Santa. As long as they know that the true meaning of Christmas is the celebration of Christ's birth, all is well. It's okay to have it both ways. :)

Answer 5

I highly recommend that they never be told. When my nephew reached an age of "not believing" and asked me for confirmation I said, "Of course Santa is real. Don't you get all those presents under your tree?" He replied, "Those are from my mom." Then I talked about how there are lots of Santas and that since he also leaves presents under the tree, he is a Santa too. End of discussion. I still wish my mother had never told me, and that was decades ago.
Believe in magic!

Answer 6

I think if the child starts questioning you about Santa being real you could tell him/her the real story of Saint Nicholas. That Santa was a real person and did a lot of nice things in his life and that now he lives in everyones hearts in spirit. You could also tell your children that they are allowed to believe in Santa if they wish, regardless of what others say.

Answer 7

Why would I mislead my newborn? i assumed Santa became into actual. while you're asking while i will permit my newborn understand that Daddy and that i are people who stick promises below the tree ... i will on no account purely come out and tell her. If she asks, and if i believe that she is able to pay attention the fact, i will tell her. If she asks as though she is purely making verbal substitute - i will go alongside with the fantasy. I continually concept i'd spill the beans first time she asked. yet some days in the past, she got here abode with a bell which you would be able to supposedly in basic terms pay attention in case you believe in Santa. She became into like "i believe in Santa mommy. Do you?" and she or he rang the bell. i became into like "Yeah. it is relaxing to believe in Santa."

Answer 8

I would let them approach you, if they ask you questions I would awnser but I wouldnt give it away, I have a son who is 6 and he still believes but I remeber being around 9 when I thought something was fishy. My younger sis was like 10 1/2 when she figured it out. If they end up getting too old then I would tell them.

Answer 9

Personally, I had a brother who was 5 years older than me, so he ruined it for me, and then together we ruined it for my other brother who is 2 years younger than me. I wouldn't worry about when they find out the truth. That's the beauty of having older siblings. If your older children don't know the truth yet, someone at school will convince them enough into knowing the truth. Then you just have to say, ok the jig is up. I'd keep it a secret for this X-Mas though.

Answer 10

WHAT??? Santa's not real??? You're kidding right???
There went my Christmas!


my kids are the same ages - almost - 8,7,& 5 and I just tell them to believe what's in their hearts. They grow up too soon - it's best to just let them find out on their own in their own time.