Santa Claus...YES or NO??
By jaymeg
@jaymeg (10)
United States
December 23, 2010 2:02pm CST
I have two toddlers ages 1 and 2. They are still too young to really get the whole concept of Christmas. I think we have one more year before my husband and I have to decide on whether to tell them about the whole santa claus bringing gifts and thing. Figured I'd start pondering this thought now since 'tis the season! My only thing is that if all the gifts come from santa then what did mommy and daddy spend all of their hard earned money on, waiting in lines for, wrapping gifts, etc? I know that this is all part of being a kid. My parents told me there was a santa, tooth fairy, etc. for years too. I just know with kids being so different now-a-days, some believe it and some don't. I don't want my kids to have to live with this struggle for very long. Thoughts?
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10 responses
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
24 Dec 10
It is up to the parent to decide whether or not to instill the belief of 'santa Claus. Letting the children learn the true meaning of christmas is so important. It can be hard to lose sight of that.
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
24 Dec 10
i don't have a child yet... but when i was a child, my parents never told me about santa claus... they are very honest to tell me that the presents that i receive during christmas time come from them... and i'm glad about that because i'm not being deceived... so i think when i have children in the future, i won't mention about santa claus as well to them... take care and have a nice day...
• United States
24 Dec 10
When i become a mom, This will be the hardest thing to. I havent decided whether to tell my children or not about about santa. It is a fun experience, And it certainly helps with creativity. But lieing to your children is something we all have to change. In my opinion, You should break it to them easy, Try explaining christmas in a way they can understand. I hope you figure out what to do
@evelyntree (88)
• Indonesia
24 Dec 10
My family don't celebrate christmas. But I've known this situation as well from television.
My advice is don't tell them at this moment, wait for some years until they are older. Santa claus is a figure for them to behave well. If someone says to them that santaclaus doesn't exist, they might gone bad.
@phaseout (8)
• United States
24 Dec 10
I think you should tell them about Santa, it is a fun thing for kids and gives them a reason to be nicer sometimes. Around 7-9 years old perhaps tell them the truth about Santa, that is around the time they will begin to understand the whole concept of earning money.
@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
24 Dec 10
I was hurt very badly at age 6 when the truth came out,about Santa Claus. I had up to that time trusted my parents implicitly, and needless to say was very embarrassed. Consequently while raising my 4 boys, my wife and I always told truth.We realized that the truth would never embarrass the boys, and so it never did. We never had to explain ourselves about Christmas, and I'm sure our boys enjoyed Christmas just as much as those kide who were lied to by their parents.
@birdie816 (1276)
• United States
24 Dec 10
well i don't have children yet, but i personally don't think that any child should have their parents lying to them for years about something completely unnecessary like santa. this was not really a part of my childhood at all. i mean, i knew who santa was and everything but i was not raised to believe in him. i always thought it was pretty stupid for any kid to believe in, honestly. so i think u should let ur kids be set apart from the other "brainwashed" kids who do believe in santa. in addition to that it would be a good thing for ur kids to realize how hard u worked to get them gifts because it will make them appreciate and respect u more in the long run like it did for me
@advokatku (4033)
• Indonesia
24 Dec 10
My advice, more earlier you explain the real concept of Christmas, your child will increasingly understand and appreciate the meaning of Christmas. In this case, you should explain that fairies and Santa Claus is a myth (or maybe just a symbol). I've been doing this and my kids (as young as 2 years) have understood and they are no longer whine ask gifts from Santa Claus
@Shar05 (4)
• United States
24 Dec 10
My husband and I are telling our kids that there is a Santa now bc there so young. (1 year old and a 3 year old) I totally agree that their too young to get the whole concept of christmas. In my opinion I would rather tell them when they get old enough and realize theres no santa. I don't think I ever believed in santa bc I knew my mom was wrapping the gifts. I just want to give them a chance to believe in Santa, but I will tell the true meaning of christmas. I still let them know that its Jesus birthday but Santa bought the gifts. I think thats fair.
