At what age should you tell your children there is no Santa?
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16 comments:
What the heck do you mean? I'm 62 and Santa still lives in my heart.
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NEVER, I will always believe in the unbelievable. Life is so boring without fantasies!
I told my son when he was 10 when there was no Santa there would be no more gifts. He is 41 and if you ask him if there is a Santa he will say YES! Yes there is a Santa even if you are 100. He lives in your heart. He puts the spirit of Christmas in your heart when you wish someone a Merry Christmas, give a gift, donate to a charity, or give excess toys to a toy ministery.....and it makes you feel good. Try it and see.
When they come home from school telling you that there is no such thing as Santa.
At least before they take political office
When our son told us there was no Santa, we told him "when you stop believing, Santa stops giving".
He continued to believe.
The question should be re-worded to remove ambiguity: At what age should your children be when you tell them there is no Santa?
The question seems to be asking at what age WE should be. (Retired English teacher.)
I didn't say anything until my daughter asked. She was around 10. I told her that Santa Claus was once a real person. His name was Nicholas. He loved to make toys and treats for the village children. He did this throughout his life. Eventually he died, and all the children who grew up receiving his fine gifts decided to carry on the tradition to keep his memory alive. They began making and giving gifts to the children in their lives. This loving tradition in memory of such a generous man spread from village to village, and later country to country, which is why we still do this today. Now, we all get to be Nicholas and bring other people joy.
THERE IS NO SANTA!?!?!
I decided to wait until the kids came to me saying they no longer believed. My 10 y/o decided this year that she no longer believes in Santa, but since we also have a 19 month old, she has agreed to "play along" with us.
I think it's a horrible idea to lie to your children about anything. Santa has been an imaginary story figure from day one.
I mean... one day your kid asks if Santas not real... a person that you can provide no evidence for... and you tell them, no, I've been just fibbing. Then they ponder the existence of God or Jesus... who have as much evidence for existing as Santa does... what do you think will happen!? God and Jesus don't exist just like Santa doesn't and my parents are liars!
Never lie to your children, no matter how cute you think it is.
My kids were too inquisitive. They knew every hiding place.
same age as God
Jesus and the Easter Bunny
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