For those who celebrate.
Did you do the whole Santa Claus thing with your kids or no?
Did you do the whole Santa Claus thing with your kids or no?
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Yes but he is getting the age I think he has ideas Santa aint real.
...make sure you draw and quarter the Easter Bunny and garrote the Tooth Fairy too...I do not have children; but if I did, they would not be raised to believe in Santa. Its seems extremely hypocritical to encourage children to believe an obviously modern day false character, and then after several years tell the children that Santa isn’t real, and you have been lying about him for years.
How long are children supposed to believe in Santa? My niece is six and in first grade and still believes in Santa, although I thought at least a few of her first grade peers would have blown the myth by now. I am actually suspicious that she knows Santa isn’t real, and pretends to believe in Santa so she can extort more gifts from people.
I always told my kids, when you don't believe in Santa, you get no Santa gifts. I think they still believe in santa and they are 21 and 25.I do not have children; but if I did, they would not be raised to believe in Santa. Its seems extremely hypocritical to encourage children to believe an obviously modern day false character, and then after several years tell the children that Santa isn’t real, and you have been lying about him for years.
How long are children supposed to believe in Santa? My niece is six and in first grade and still believes in Santa, although I thought at least a few of her first grade peers would have blown the myth by now. I am actually suspicious that she knows Santa isn’t real, and pretends to believe in Santa so she can extort more gifts from people.
I recently saw a plaque somewhere that said, "When you stop believing in Santa, you get underwear."I always told my kids, when you don't believe in Santa, you get no Santa gifts. I think they still believe in santa and they are 21 and 25.
We did that too. We told our kids that Santa had to have helpers, and all these Santas were just helpers. There were Santa gifts and family gifts.I recently saw a plaque somewhere that said, "When you stop believing in Santa, you get underwear."
We really never had an issue with it, maybe because we never called store Santas, etc. "Santa." They're Santa's helpers And the kids become Santa's helpers from the time they're teeny, because we always take names off the Angel trees at our church and schools. The kids pick the names and buy the gifts, and they buy (with my money, of course) gifts for their siblings, too. Plus, we've never said that every gift is from Santa--one special thing is unwrapped & is their Santa gift. They know the rest are from mom & dad, grandparents, siblings, etc.
...make sure you draw and quarter the Easter Bunny and garrote the Tooth Fairy too...
Your attitude toward young children seems so cynical.That's not floss by my tooth brush; I don't need kids knocking or yanking their teeth out for quarters and dollars. My niece has been missing her two front teeth for a year and a half: I don't think replacement teeth were growing in or her teeth were ready to fall out. I think she pulled them out forcibly because a classmate of hers got a visit from the tooth fairy and she felt she needed a dollar and a visit from the tooth fairy as well.
If nobody tells her the tooth fairy isn't real, she will probably pull out her second set of teeth for chump change.
Your attitude toward young children seems so cynical.
Thats a great attitude. I think the world would be a happier place if more people had your idea.Absolutely, but we temper it with teaching from when they're very young that Santa is about giving: when they give, THEY'RE Santa We also teach about St. Nicholas (glossing over any mention of death when they're little). My youngest is 8, and I think he probably has suspicions, but he also has great love for giving. We've followed this method with the three older kids, and all have said that the transition from believing in the jolly fat man to believing in the joy of giving was an easy one. We never had the, "Santa is NOT real" issue with any of them, because Santa IS real. Santa is love