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telling kids santa is not real 2 Years, 5 Months ago Karma: 0
Anyone got any ideas on how to convince my child that santa is real after she has been told by her friends that Santa is not real.
I said they may not think Santa is real because they have not been behaving well and Santa doesn't visit them.
It's very annoying, I want to keep the magic and wonder going as long as I can ... any thoughts
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Re:telling kids santa is not real 2 Years, 4 Months ago Karma: 1
Hi there,

This is a really tricky topic and how to deal with it really depends on how old your child is. I've always worked on the theory that once they start asking questions then you have to begin to prepare yourself for the fact that your child is growing up BUT this is a little different when another child steps in and tells you that Santa isn't real.

All you can really do is to do as you have and explain that once you stop believing in Santa then he may stop visiting at Christmas time because Santa only comes to those who believe.

My 18 yr-old stopped believing in Santa when she was 10 and I managed to keep her believing for another two years before she really accepted that Santa wasn't real!

I explained that she had to keep Santa secret as her younger siblings still believed and I then enlisted her help to buy Santa gifts for her younger sisters.

It would be lovely if we could keep the fantasy of Santa alive for much longer but sadly our children grow up and its up to us as parents to help them along the way.

I hope you are able to get to keep your child believing for just a little longer.

Cheers Kellz
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Re:telling kids santa is not real 2 Years, 4 Months ago Karma: -1
I know that I am going to annoy many people here but I never understood this need for us to lie to children about Santa and Easter bunny etc... I remember when I found out that they were lies I was devastated. Are we really just helping them in fantasy and imagination or are we setting them up for downfall? I have discussed this with many people and had various responses. I'm no scrooge but I don't like to be a hipocrite and lie to my children in one hand and then condemn them for lying in another. Don't shoot please lol
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Re:telling kids santa is not real 2 Years, 4 Months ago Karma: 0
I know what you mean but Santa is cultural, yes it is devastating when we find out but i think it would be more devastating to be the kid who know's the truth and misses out on all the excitement.. i think you are being a bit 'grinchy'
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Re:telling kids santa is not real 2 Years, 4 Months ago Karma: -1
grinchy or not I don't like to lie to my kids. I think the magic of it kinda disappears when uncle dresses up in a sad santa suit after 12 cans of beer with the beard hanging down lol i'd hate for my kids to think this is santa.
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