Shellers Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 My kids are 21, 15, 14, and 11. At my house if you don't believe in Santa, Santa won't bring you gifts. All my kids still believe. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 The girls are 6.5 and 8.5 and still believe. I am not going to tell them anything! Why should I ruin it for them? If they figure it out, that's fine (I did at around 6). But I won't just flat out tell them otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 That's exactly how we do it. However, our 10, almost 11yo is still clinging to his belief and this will be his last Christmas before we more forcefully NUDGE him with that question! LOL Our other kids have been 8 or 9 when they stopped believing, but this is my sensitive boy and I want him to have it as long as possible or until he's likely to find out from his peers--the latter time has probably passed and he's just been lucky! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyinND Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Eek, my 9 yr old still totally believes & my ds 13 (!) still believes (or he pretends very convincingly) I have been wondering about this, too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 (edited) I still believe. We never flat out and say No Santa. We believe in the spirit of Santa and we are Santa's helpers.:D Same here. My dc are 17 & 21 and I've never told them there's no Santa. In fact, I told them that if they ever decide they don't believe, they should never, ever tell me. We still talk about "what Santa's going to bring", although we do wink a lot. ;) It's one of the most fun things about being a parent, and I want the magic to keep on going. Santa still waits until the kids are asleep and then he puts the presents under the tree. Edited November 5, 2011 by ereks mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsbaby Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 I'll never tell!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 I told both of my kids when they asked. They were both around 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 (read post 1) when my kids got to that stage, I just asked "what do you think" and left it ambiguous. Enjoy it. Don't overthink it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 I've always explained Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, etc as very kind man who wanted children to remember Jesus' birth. So he began giving presents to children on Christmas many many years ago. So basically telling the truth that there was a person (or a couple of people) who Santa is based on. So my DD can put 2 and 2 together and she can believe or not believe in the North Pole, flying reindeer Santa of popular culture. I notice that some parents do the "if you don't believe, then you don't get presents". I've never understood why parents do that one. It always seemed odd to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Same here. My dc are 17 & 21 and I've never told them there's no Santa. In fact, I told them that if they ever decide they don't believe, they should never, ever tell me. We still talk about "what Santa's going to bring", although we do wink a lot. ;) It's one of the most fun things about being a parent, and I want the magic to keep on going. Santa still waits until the kids are asleep and then he puts the presents under the tree. This is how my mom was with us. If you don't believe, you don't receive. I don't ever remember the moment where I stopped believing in Santa. It must not have been too traumatic for me LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 We've told our kids from the beginning that Santa is a fun make believe character, like Mickey Mouse. However, last year my then 5 year old informed me that Santa was real. So we just go with it. We tell them the truth but we don't insist on it. If they want to pretend, that's cool with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In2why Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 We tell them when the answer to the question "what do YOU think?" is a reluctant but honest "I think it's you and dad." so whether that is 5 or 12, that is when we tell. We also say that those in the know don't spoil it for the younger ones.:001_smile: This, and for all of my kids it usually happens around the 8 y/o mark. My youngest just bust my bubble this week. The hard part is our DGS is 5 and he and his mother live with us and I know that the DS who just found out would want to tell him because they are close and he loves to share what he knows. I actually was a bit mean because I hinted that if DGS found out that Santa wasn't real then Santa wouldn't need to come anymore. I didn't go on to explain that there would still be presents. I also stressed the fun of being in on the secret, so I am hoping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kht2006 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 When I found out, I got to help 'be' Santa. I knew it would not be fun if my brother found out, so I didn't say a word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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