Do your kids still believe in Santa, The Easter Bunny, etc?

I honestly didn't need to face that kind of problem with my two little ones. They know that there is a santa claus, but I think they're smart enough to know that he is a fake. They never questioned me about it. Same goes with the bunny easter. They know that it is a just one of the many occasion that we celebrate. :)

I have a 17 year old , my daughter will be 15 the day before Easter , a 12 year old , 3 year old and a year and a half old baby . The three older children no longer believe as they are too old for this but of course the little one's still do . Well the three year old does anyway , the baby doesn't udnerstand yet . It is hard when they find out there is no such things as it means our babies are no longer babies but it is nice too , to be able to see they are growing up and as with you my older children like to be able to help out with the little one's in doing things for them also and I find this just as cute :)

My 12 year old learned last year that Santa was someone other than who she always thought. My two younger boys aged 9 and 5 still have the luxury of Santa though. My 9yo said he knew it wasn't mum or dad as he knew we couldn't afford some of the things he gets for christmas! The innocence of children....

our youngest is 9..she just figurred it out this year that santa wasnt real...her old siblings were about 7 when they asked...she so wanted to be wrong and wanted him to be real even though she was pretty positive he wasnt...

My youngest is 11, he's on the borderline of sure/not sure....my older two kids are 19 & 17 and they figured it out on their own by the time they were aound 11 - 12.... Seems like some of the magic for them disappears, but on the other hand, like you've noticed....it's kind of like a "rite of passage" into adult-hood. Every time one would ask me, I did the same....I say...what do you think? if it's something other than the kids at school, I let them know and then end the conversation with.... Now that you know, it kind of loses a little bit of magic for you, don't it? (they said yes) and I ask them to not tell the younger kids...not even the ones on the bus, because it's a "grown up secret" and the littler ones will find out on their own, eventually in their own time. Some might disagree with me on this whole issue about "telling their kids the truth" and say it's lying to their kids....but I think it helps develop their imagination and gives them something to look forward to on Christmas eve, Easter eve, losing a tooth....I still remember when i found out and remember the excitement it brought that made things "magic" I still believe in magic, just a different kind!! I was never angry or upset that my parents told me there was a santa, easter bunny or tooth fairy....my kids have never been upset with me about it.... I think people lately have been in too much of a hurry for their kids to grow up and maybe life's a little too stressful or frustrating for them....but kids are still kids and they turn into adults way too fast!! Misheleen, I'm glad you let your son know the way you did! I can see you, like me, have a great relationship with your kids!! (where's your older one hiding the baskets?!)

Heck I'm 47 and still 'believe' in Santa and the Easter bunny! If we ever truly stop believing we loose that small part of us to see things as a child, and to be able to stop and smell the roses, or look at the world around us and see the wonder and beauty in it.

i have a 11 yr old who decided this past year there is no way any of that is real. but she think that we need not tell the babies or her 9 yr old sister that does believe. my 9 yr old come home from school one day upset because they did a poll in her class to see who still believed and she and the teacher were the only ones. her sister told her that they were just closed minded and santa should leave them cole this year.(she dont beleive but she deserves presents because she is keeping the secret) my other 2 are 2 1/2 yrs. and 8 months so they have to believe because if momma says it it must be true. Thank God.

yes my younger brother believes in tooth fairy and when i was i kid i use to believe in this people but as i am very curious about everything then i figured it out that it was my mom who was the tooth fairy.

This is a hard one...and I really am not looking forward to the day that my daughter doesnt believe anymore. She is almost 9 and has not yet questioned me about anything. I think this year may possibly be her last year of believing. She mentioned that a few kinds in her class told her that Santa was not real...but never questioned me as to if it was true or not. So I think we got away with it this year. How disappointing it is going to be when she no longer believes :-S

My child is only seven and unfortunately already doesnt believe in santa or the easter bunny.Althong I was still tell her that they do exsist but the kids now a days seems more advanced and then all other kids talk and say no there not real.It is hard to try to keep the story tale going.But I do tell her yes they are real.

That is really hard when you child comes to you and really wants the truth. My children are 11, 8 and 18 months so we are going to be enjoying Santa Clause and the like for many more years. I'm not sure if my oldest still believes or not. She has brought him up in conversation many times, "This kid at school says he isn't real" and I always tell her the same thing, "Kids that don't belive in Santa don't get visited by him". So, does she still believe? Not sure but she has never said she doesn't believe. I also told her how I found out the truth when I was younger. My older cousin, whom I adored at the time, said he wasn't real and, in trying to be "cool" like her, I told my mom that I didn't believe in him anymore. So, come Christmas morning, I walk out to the tree and there is absolutely nothing from Santa, not even stocking stuffers. I was devastated, I cried, I realized I had been a fool and by breaking my faith that he was real, I had messed up big-time. After that Christmas, my mom always left stuff from Santa anyway but it wasn't the same. I have often felt guilty for sneaking around for Santa and the Easter Bunny and I'm always sure that this is the year I am going to get busted by my curious kids. But, come on, how long do kids get to have that undying faith in magical things in this world?

I have made my nephew understand that Santa USED to be real....the true story is that it was this child that was born without parents then he started making toys for the poor kids,and giving it to them every December,it was along time ago...but sense he passed away many years ago.People give presents to kids saying it was Santa but it was really them to keep his spirit alive. My kids now know the truth and are not in any myth about santa.

All of my children believe still. My oldest just turned 7 so i think i still have a little bit more time with her. What i hate is when others tell them there is no such thing and the parents of these kids say nothing. how rude huh. Anyway they still belive and so its still fun.

My kids all no there is no bunny and no santa but they do know what is behind these times and why we celebrate them and they find that very rewarding. As for believeing in them well i let them and when they found out the difference that is when i told them what is was all about. I find that they appreciate these times alot more now that they know but it was so fun when they still believed but they all grow up and need to know things right. I believe they got the tooth fairy figured out too but they are not talking lol.

My youngest is 12 and she seems to believe but I think only because she is afraid it will all stop if she doesn't*L* I do have to say for years I worked the Toys for Tots program in my county and one year I got a call from a woman that said that she found a letter to santa (they had a mail box outside their home for kids to send letters) that the child only wanted beds for his sisters and brothers. The person was so touched she wanted to me to find the family and they ended up not only getting beds but many gifts from Santa. So yes I still believe there is a Santa. What I have told my girls is that Santa lives within our hearts and as long as we believe and give to others that Santa will live forever. As long as I live I will never forget the look on that families face when all the gifts were delivered to their home. I was so happy that that special Santa was able to give that family not only what they needed but also a memory to cherish forever as well.

well, as for me and mine. We know Santa exists. When younger, he is a person in our eyes. When older we see that he is a spirit. When money suddenly appears r gifts are found on a front door, then how can we not believe. Santa is real and has many, shapes, sizes and forms. I still believe in Santa Claus and so do my grown kids!!

I have 2 kids and my daughter gave up beleiving a long time ago but my 16r. old son still beleives there is a santa claus I have told everybody else not to tell him because I want him to beleive there is still good out there.

I don't remember when exactly I found out about Santa, etc. It just sort of sunk in slowly over a period of time. But it made me extremely bitter. I did not like (and still don't, really) the idea that I had been lied to as a child, especially with a tale that would require "the truth" eventually. It seemed incredibly selfish and sadistic to raise the hopes of children only to destroy them when they were "old enough". I had to work very hard to find new magic in those holidays, real magic, because they had been filled with something false previously. When I've talked to my mom about it she thinks that not perpetuating the Santa paradigm is somehow damaging to children, but my husband was raised without it and he's far more better adjusted than I. Oddly enough, my family and I still celebrate Easter, but now that my siblings are all teens there is no easter bunny. My husband and I hide the eggs and the rest of the family looks for them in the morning. It's great fun and there is no deception. Part of me still wonders why that couldn't have been the tradition from the beginning? It must be much easier for you since your son seems to 'get it' and doesn't have a problem with the whole scenario like I did.

I am bringing up my all my kids not believing in santa. If ever there should be a Christmas symbol for gift giving, it would not be santa. What he is fit for is being a symbol for greed and excess. Santa has nothing to do at all with Christmas. He is just a creation of big companies trying to sell their wares disguised as gifts.

My kids still believe they are 8 and 10. My oldest asked me about the Easter bunny. this year. I didnt know what to do so I started crying. I was buying myself a little time so I could think. But he said Oh Momma its ok dont cry I still believe. LOL He is not buying the bunny. But I still think they really believe in Santa. My youngest asked for a kitty cat this year. He got one. It was very magical her being there on Christmas morning. I said why did Santa do this to me? And I acted really really mad about it! LOL so for now they are still buying the santa thing. hohoho Rhonda