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does your dc still believe or not and what age were they and did you tell them. my 12 year old still kind of believes is a bit unsure but i won't comfirm anything. my 3,5 and 6 [almost 7] still fully believe

DS is 10 and keeps trying to catch me out but I'm not giving in!

Ds (3) believes, but dd (6) already doesn't. She is a very sceptical child in general. She kind of pretends to believe because she knows it's in her interest to do so!

Sadly, DS (now 17) told DD (now 10) some years ago. He was suitably reprimanded. This will be the first year we have clearly acknowledged that DS was right, up to now we have been very vague whilst casting death glares in a certain direction.
As DD is our youngest, following discussion the other night these are the new Xmas arrangements:

Mum (me) will not dress up in her Santa costume and prowl the house, or climb drainpipes to 'give them a glimpse'.
Dad will not put out drinks, snacks for reindeer nor sprinkle flour/icing sugar anywhere.
We will not Xmas-paper across the front room door so that Father Xmas cannot be seen from the upstairs landing.
There will be COFFEE MADE before presents (this one I like).
8am will be a good time to begin.

yes i can see dd1 taking great joy in sharing her knowledge next year

My pfb is 21 now and no2 son is 17, and have known for some years "The Truth" DD is 9, no3 son is 7 and no4 son is almost 5 and they believe, but this year I have had to go to extraordinary lengths to keep it going for DD. People at school will keep lying telling her the truth and saying he's not real and I have had to be very creative lie through my teeth to save her belief. I think this will probably be the last year for her though, and it's taking Miguel Tuna to do it... if not this year then next, because she'll be in senior school by the following one and I think it's probably best not to be there and still believing in Santa :( Am hoping she'll keep it going for the boys for another few years though, I'm really sad at the thought of not needing Santa anymore.

My DD is 10 ans still believes although I think this might be the last year and she's my youngest !

It helps that I have a freind who will phone me during the day to get info, then that evening her son Santa phones DD and talks to her about all sorts of stuff, like if she has been keeping her bedroom tidy, if she has done well at school that week etc

I'm really going to miss the calls when they stop

DD is 4 and has never believed. She loves the magic of the story though.

My DD is 5 and also has never believed, as we have never really done the Santa thing. She enjoys the story and does not 'disbelieve' around her friends.

funnily enough my ds 6 turned round last night and questioned the existence of santa and likened him to God,I put him to bed as I could see a really tiring conversation coming at 7.30pm

I thought dd1 (6) had found out yesterday. She said "mummy, I know what really happens with the Christmas presents"
Me "Oh yes - what's that then"
DD1 "You buy them and give them to Father Christmas who then brings them in his sleigh - there are no real elves"
Me - phew.....

ds1 doesnt (he is nearly 13 and believed until last year) the other do belive, they are 10, 6 and 5. not sure how much longer ds2 will believe as he has SN and is off in fairyland most of the time, but am hoping the girls will believe a while longer. ds1 now helps me make the magic for the younger ones.

Our DD's are 24, almost 22 and 19 and they still hang up their stockings and put stuff out for FC. They of course have known for years bur just love pretending. Well DD1 and 2 actually more so then DD3. DD1 is married and wasn't here fir last Christmas bur I know she did stockings with get DH. This year they ate here and they will both get stockings.

Mine all stopped believing by about 7, but by 8 they are all ready to pretend. In eldest DS's case after we went to Disney and pointed out part of the fun is to pretend to believe; and if you'd seen my DH showing off his Goofy T-shirt to Goofy.....
We all get stockings and my middle one help Santa choose things for mine which is very nice. The little one is pretending she believes, and wrote to Santa back in August!

7 year found out last xmas, he has lots of children in his class with older siblings

5 yr old still believes

DD is 4 and still believes despite me putting my foot in it the other day.

We couldn't go to the Santa's Grotto at the craft fair as promised, and DD was upset so I said

"don't worry DD we can go to see a different Father Christmas" (thinking we could go to the Grotto in the city centre).

She said "don't be silly mummy there's only ONE Father Christmas"

Doh!

DS (8) and DD (nearly 4) totally believe still. But DS does keep checking just in case...