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To wonder if my 6 year old thinks in a strange way

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Andsoitgoeshey · 26/11/2024 20:36

Dd turned 6 not long ago.

Last year when she was 5, I started the elves, she immediately asked if I did the elves and kept going on about the letter from the elves being from me.
This year, she asked a couple of weeks ago if it was us that really bought the presents, not santa, she hasn’t heard anything at school etc or would have said, this is just the way she thinks.
We were watching Home alone the other day and I made a joke saying imagine being home on your own at aged 8 having to look after yourself and the fun you could have. She said he wasn’t alone because of the person behind the camera filming him…!
I just never thought this way as a child, I became really absorbed in films, not even realising they weren’t real and believed in Father Christmas and that magical world.
She’s very imaginative and loves role play and pretending to be different characters.

Is this normal for a 6 year old? I find it quite sad

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Singleandproud · 26/11/2024 20:48

DD was similar, is autistic too extremely logical but I just used to ask 'Is it more fun to believe in Santa and the elves or more fun to think it's me?' And we went from there.

MyOtherCarisAVauxhallZafira · 26/11/2024 20:47

My soon to be six year old told me a giant Pudsey bear visited his school, but he knew it wasn't really Pudsey it was a person in a costume, because bears are not that shape, don't walk like that and he could see a line where furry boots started and bears don't need to wear boots.
I think sometimes they are just very literal and honest at this age.

BertieBotts · 26/11/2024 20:47

She sounds clever and curious. They are good skills to have.

RoamingGnome · 26/11/2024 20:46

My kid is a similar age and already questioning Santa - it'll just depend on what they hear from friends and how how much they are into magical thinking (still normal at that age) vs being literal and factual (also totally normal). I think old movies (rather than contemporary, and sadly Home Alone is old!) are less 'real' feeling generally

Mosaic123 · 26/11/2024 20:46

Sad? I think she sounds really intelligent.

A problem solver.
Don't worry.

Tittat50 · 26/11/2024 20:44

Is this the only thing that you notice. Is there more than this? Other things for example?

Some kids are just really switched on. She is clearly very attune to reality.

My son was exactly the same. He'd say he can see the string on the fake Santa's beard whereas all the kids would be oblivious. ( My son is ND.)
And I'm not saying your daughter is. That's the only reason I was asking. Is there more to this than those examples. I personally found it quite funny my son could spot things like this.

She has a good sense for bullshit. There are disadvantages to that but it's also a strength your daughter has in many ways.

ZippyPeer · 26/11/2024 20:43

I guess the thing is, does it really matter how other kids think? This is the way your kid thinks and sees the world.

Has some benefits, has some disadvantages, like everything

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