When and how to tell your children the truth about Santa?
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This is how my family explains it we are nonreligious. (Id wait till they are a bit older my 11 yr old just figured it out) Santa is the spirit of giving and while he may not visit every house physically himself he has helpers in the form of family and friends. I am 27 now my kids are 11, 6, and 1 and my mom still requires that we say we believe and we actually do because we believe in the spirit of giving to others without expecting anything in return which is the true meaning of Christmas. :)
same way how u found out when u r a child lol
Let them figure it out on their own. I think kids take it alot better when they figure it out themselves, rather than someone sitting them down and telling them the truth.
Try Googling "Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" for some insight.
I would wait and let them enjoy it for as long as possible. Eventually the older one will find out, then it seems even more special for them to pretend for the younger one. Let them just figure it out. If they ask, tell them that it is a fun story and that really he only exists in stories. But wouldn't it be fun if he did? Don't crush their imaginations or fun.
dont tell em!! it ruins the magic! if they still believe let em! believe me the other kids will let em know at school that they know santa doesnt exist so save urself some trouble and let it run its corse...they'll out grow it eventally they are still kinda little
My friend was just telling me that when his daughter asked if there was a Santa he said "Well if there isn't he isn't going to bring you any more questions so do you really want me to answer" and she never asked again.
However, my mom explained to me that Santa exists in each of us in a desire to be good and give happiness to those we love.
However I think it is best to wait til they ask.
Let them figure it out, that's what my parents did and I did with my kid. We might be a bit extreme, but we have a good time, and have great memories!
one year some of the cousins had Santa's autograph-they were really bragging it up to the other cousins, so the next year I cut some red material and left it like Santa snagged his pants in our chimney. That was better than the presents that year! Santa lost his pants in our chimney!
Well, in my opinion, you just wait until they grow older, and eventually, they will soon realize and have thier suspisions that Santa doesn't really exist. You proabably shouldn't tell them if they're too young, because that'll just ruin all the fun! Let thier imaginations explore, and let them have fun beliving until you think they are old enough to handle the truth without being upset. Use "Santa" as a good influence in your children's years of being young. Watch Christmas shows about Santa, Rudolph, or just some good jolly Christmas videos, and let them have fun! Eventually, they'll figure it out all one thier own, and you won't even have to tell them. Well hope I helped!
there's no santa???!!!!...
WELL I THINK YOU SHOULD TELL THEM WHEN THEY ARE OLDER LIKE ABOUT WHEN THEY'RE 10 OR 11. YOU SHOULD TELL THEM BY GOING UP TO THEM AND TELLING THEM THE TRUTH THAT SANTA IS REALLY YOU GUYS.
Isn't there always that one kid in school that knows the "real truth" about Santa? It's bound to happen that they find out in school and come home to ask you, but until then, let them be kids and believe!
You have to watch them for clues that they really want to know the truth. The moment of truth came for my 8 1/2 year old this summer. She asked me again if Santa was real. I asked her what she thought and she answered she thought he was and so I said, "Then he is." She started to cry, "I'm so confused." So I told her the truth and she was very relieved (as were her older sisters.)
Well I have a nine year old daughter and I never told her that there wasnt a Santa. She just told me one day "Mom there is no such thing as Santa!" Let them OUTGROW it! I'm almost 30 years old and I still get all fuzzy and warm inside when I see Santa at the mall! LOL. Its part of growing up! Its fun!
Interesting question. This is something we've been talking about lately too. We both feel that it is important to teach the true meaning about Christmas (the birth of Jesus), while we both think that Santa is fun and can also teach a lesson of giving. So, we came up with a cover story...Santa brings presents all over the world to help celebrate Jesus' birthday each year. I'm sure at some point we'll have to address the question of the actual being of santa existing or not (especially when the kids at school start talking about it), but I'm hoping that by telling them what we have about the relationship of the two people, that we will avoid crushing the spirits of our children. I don't think that we will bring up the subject, we will wait until our children do.
Good luck!
What do you mean he doesn't exisit? Are you saying he's not real? Then how do I get my presents every year? Even when we move I still get them.
Well how would you feel if i told you the truth about santa? Thant should answer the question. Hope this helped
My best friend's mother explains it like this.we live in a tough world and Santa Clause, Easter Bunny, etc. are just a couple of things that children have that brings them peace, happiness, joy, etc. A little magic makes the world seem a little brighter, I think . So try to hold off on a grown-up reality and let them have Santa for as long as they can. They'll figure it out eventually.
Don't, Your children probably know already or have doubts. If you tell them the real Reason for Christmas, so what if they want to listen hard for sleigh bells on the roof on Christmas eve.
Let them figure it out on there own, they will eventually. But I would suggest that you get someone else to write out the tags, cause thats how I figured it out, I started to recognize my mothers hand writing and strangely it resembeld Santas...
Since you have already told them there is a Santa, I wouldn't bring it up. If they actually ask you, I would tell them the truth. However, I will warn you this is coming from a person whose kids find out the truth about Santa as soon as they find out about Santa. My sister-in-law was just told "If you stop believing, he stops coming" and just sort-of figured it out. So I guess those are your choices. I certainly wouldn't sit them down and have a "Santa's not real" discussion if they don't even ask, no matter how old they get.
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