my son still belives in santa but kids in his class or teasing him about it what shall I do
2007-12-22 06:58:28 · 45 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Just tell him. It's better to find out from you than his fiends. Plus, you wanna put an end to the teasing.
2007-12-22 07:01:10 · answer #1 · answered by mhlvsu! 2 · 3⤊ 5⤋
Tell him the truth, but also tell him that one point in time there was a Santa Clause and he did give presents to little kids in their stockings on Christmas Day and the modern day Santa Clause is a representation of the true meaning of Christmas....... giving. Or if you perfer to not tell your son you don't have to but he will find out sooner or later and he will probably find out from a different person besides you. It might be a good idea to do it now. I am sure he already has his doubts from all of the talk at his school. If you do not tell him he will believe what he wants to believe even if the kids tease him. Good luck! I hope you make the best decision.
2007-12-22 07:10:28 · answer #2 · answered by Alex S 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Talk to the teacher.... the teacher is responsible for the climate of the classroom, you are not there. The teacher doesn't have to teach about SAnta ...she has to teach the kids to be a team and supportive of each other and that teasing is a form of bullying. If they are teasing him about Santa then he must have a clue that Santa is not what he thinks he is. SOme kids believe in Santa until they are 12....kids in some schools don't get to be kids for long due to the environment.
2007-12-22 07:04:41 · answer #3 · answered by toe poe gee gee oh 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
As a teacher, I believe it is the teacher's responsibility to monitor all students and their behaviour. The situation should not have gotten as far as it has. You are lucky that your son is talking to you about this, and you should do the following:
- Discuss with your son the positive side of him talking to you
- Give some detail about other beliefs of individuals towards Santa, and how in your family your belief is as follows (which will be based on your family credo_
- In the new year monitor his attitude towards the boys that were teasing him, and if the teasing still continues, inform the teacher and principal and hopefully this will discontinue
- lastly document the actions of the other students - at least you will have a paper trail in case you ever need it
Good Luck, and Happy Holidays!
2007-12-22 07:06:26 · answer #4 · answered by Maya 5 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think you should tell your son that it is a shame that the children in his class do not believe in Santa. Tell him that childhood only lasts a very shout time and adulthood last the rest of your life. Ask your son if he
would rather not believe in Santa anymore and support his decision.
Also I would talk to his teacher. That is the
person who seems to be letting the teasing go on. I would also tell the teacher that is it doesn`t stop, you will be talking to the principal about why he/she keeps letting the harassment continue.
2007-12-22 07:09:16 · answer #5 · answered by Blessed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cousin is 12 and the kids in school tell him there's no santa. He just says they're lying and goes on with his day. He doesn't care one way or the other, Teasing doesn't bother him.
Just do what you think it right.
Don't listen to the people who say "he's too old to believe in Santa". Kids should be able to believe in magic as long as they wish. It beats the heck out of them "growing up too fast". Just let kids be kids.
2007-12-22 07:51:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Circulate a petition with the other parents at his school suggesting that "Christmas should be canceled on account of there being nobody believing in Santa Claus." I bet you that the kids will not want their parents involved in that petition, since every kid loves presents, and it might be enough to get them to stop their teasing of your son. :)
I hope it works out well for you whatever you do.
2007-12-22 09:39:11 · answer #7 · answered by G A 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We are having the same problem with are daughter who still 10 she believes in Santa, We just ask what she believes and go from there
And for all the parents who say break it to them, let them be young as much as they can, they grow up way to fast. Let them believe they will find out on there own.
2007-12-22 07:50:59 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
tell him that the kids who are teasing him are just jealous because Santa put them on the naughty list and gave them coal. but that also depends on how old he is. if he/she is in fifth grade you should probably tell them. they will be going to middle school next year and it will be a lot worse than this year. especially since there is older kids there.
2007-12-22 07:55:42 · answer #9 · answered by Sierra C 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let him believe, growing up is hard if you dont have anything to believe in. Tell him not to listen to the other kids, they must be on the naughty list and dont get presents from santa
2007-12-22 07:01:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
not much you can do, its sad but we all grow up and learn the truth sooner or later. Perhaps you should tell him the truth yourself sometime after the holidays. When I was about his age the first rumors about Santa were about him hitting a chimney and dieing, it wasn't long after that, that the kids figured out the truth. Ahh well innocence lost.
2007-12-22 07:07:22 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋