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do kids really believe in Santa?

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rachelmummy · 15/10/2010 07:14

My kids are only 20 months old (twins, one boy and one girl) but I have never considered actually telling them Santa is real.

We enjoy Christmas, but I just find 'Santa' a bit hard to swallow.

Do your kids really believe in Santa? Or am I getting into a whole load of trouble.. as my kids are likely to be the ones in the class who tell every other child it's not real...

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KristinaM · 15/10/2010 07:17

It's up to you what you tell them

My four year old believes. My six year old believes that there IS a really Santa, but tthe one in shops etc is not THE REAL THING

HughRinal · 15/10/2010 07:23

Of course they do! My 5 year old accepts it as fact. But like Kristina the ones in shops etc are just stand ins because the real one is so busy.
Keep the magic alive I say, the world can be a cold place.

piscesmoon · 15/10/2010 07:28

I agree-keep the magic alive-there are years and years of reality! There is nothing to beat a small DC with pink cheeks and eyes shining with excitement.
I can remember back to when I truly believed and it was magical-I am so glad that my parents gave me the experience. I was only 6 yrs when I found out the truth but it doesn't take anything away.

CherryMonstersUnderTheBed · 15/10/2010 10:17

my younger 3 definitely believe. my eldest has only just clocked it, and he will be 12 in march.

SE13Mummy · 15/10/2010 20:12

My nearly 6-year-old definitely believes - she's a true Father Christmas evangelist. We saw the real one in Lapland a couple of years ago so she knows that the ones in shops etc. are helpers because not everyone is lucky enough to go to Lapland.

mememe30 · 15/10/2010 21:07

Well your children will have to accept not getting any presents because he only comes if you believe!!!!!!!

piscesmoon · 15/10/2010 21:40

I hope not mememe!! I only stopped having a stocking at 21 yrs when my mother suggested a time for a change-despite them knowing that the girl next door told me when I was 6 yrs. It hasn't stopped my DS hanging stockings-or having them filled.I would be a bit worried if an 11yr old believed-I expect them to use reasoning powers.

mememe30 · 15/10/2010 21:46

ha ha, I still have a stocking too. Was just trying to make the point that its a bit mean to not let kids have the magic of santa for a few years. Never known anyone who has told them from babies that there is no santa.

FlyingInTheCLouds · 15/10/2010 21:47

ours do and they love it.

I remember believing and finding it so magical, I want my dcs to have that same experience. it'sup to you, of course they won't believe if you tell them otherwise

piscesmoon · 15/10/2010 21:57

I agree mememe-I think that those who stick to facts didn't experience the sheer magic of believing or they wouldn't dream of denying their DC the pleasure. Mine always have a stocking, but nothing beats the years that they believed.

mamalovesmojitos · 15/10/2010 22:01

my dd (6) completely believes.

agree with other posters, there is really nothing as beautiful and magical as the excitement and wonder in your dc's eyes every xmas eve. the chance to believe in magic.

i remember feeling it myself, and like piscesmoon i would never dream of denying my dcs the pleasure that i had myself for many years.

BelleDameAvecBroomstick · 15/10/2010 22:04

My DD is 3 and isn't certain about Father Christmas at all. Last year, the idea of a man letting himself into the house, even to leave presents, was not popular. This year, she seems more keen. Odd that Hmm

orienteerer · 15/10/2010 22:07

DS was 7 last year and definitely still believed, this year at 8 he is questioning it. Please indulge them and keep the magic alive as long as possibleGrin.

plonker · 15/10/2010 22:35

My younger 2 (7 and 3) definitely believe. My eldest is 11 at Christmas and although she wants to believe, she doesn't.

This is the first year she's spoken about how she's not sure whether to believe or not. It's quite sad really but she's growing up and that's just the way it is.

I still believe though, and she'll never hear that he's not real from me Wink

IAmTheLadyInRed · 15/10/2010 22:40

I believe.

DS (nearly 7) and DD (recently 5) believe.

But I don't think there is anything wrong in children not believing in Father Christmas.

We don't have the Easter Bunny here (I never have and DC know it is just something made up). Doesn't stop Easter being celebrated.

MrsColumbo · 15/10/2010 22:53

I think kids do want to believe in Santa - I split up from DS1's father when DS was 4; 2 years later ex-H told my DS that Santa wasn't real - what a bastard Angry DS was heartbroken and I had to work really hard to convince him that Daddy had been lying and had only said what he did because he was jealous that Santa doesn't visit grown ups. It worked - and DS (now 16) broke contact with his father 2 years ago (but not specifically because of that!)

Childhood's gone before you know it - what's the harm in a little make-believe before kids get cynical about ooh, just about everything?

BeGoneFoulBeast · 15/10/2010 22:57

My 3yr old doesn't believe. She never has. Apparently I was the same as I child. My parents bribed me not to tell my much older brother.

If somebody asks dd about FC she sighs and says 'that's a story'. She adores the story though.

I believe more the older I get.

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