Is it right to lie to your children about santa claus?

We all know that there really isn't a man in the North Pole with flying reindeer and elves making toys and delivering them to every child in the world... I don't think I want to tell my kids that when I have kids. It's a downright lie. And some kids are bothered that their parents have done that.

What do you think? I still want to have a Christmas, just not give them that stretched-fairy-tale. Asked by CaramelSagwa 2 months ago Similar questions: lie children santa claus Society > Holidays.

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There's something wonderful in the enthusiasm and wonder in a young child at even the simplest thing. Give a 4 year old a marble or a rock and say "Ooooo look at the beautiful rock" and the kid WILL look and go on to defend the beauty of that rock against the doubt of any skeptic. Let your child believe in Santa.

The world will soon enough twist and tug to disabuse him or her of that wonder and enthusiasm. The lucky ones will manage to retain a twinkling of it, and world will be a better place for it! L .

Well, lying to children seems to help set up their mindset to believe in anything mythical and make believe. It sets the stage for later mythological figures. Yet, when children stop believing in Santa Claus, they replace thet belief vacuum with god.

I never regreted believing in the Easter Bunny or Santa Claus; I am glad my parents gave me that lie, for it was a magical time while it lasted, and childhood should be full of magical times, to offset the reality of adulthood.

Perhaps explain to your kids that the history of Santa Claus began with a real saint who visited the children's homes in the village and if they were good all year then he'd leave them a few gifts or two of candies" That is also a mix of alleged/unproven/unprovable fact and fiction.

People feel free to tell their kids that myths THAT CAN'T BE DISPROVED are true. I don't think allowing them the fun of believing in Santa or the Easter Bunny does any harm. It's a game and they figure it out pretty fast - long before we make any effort to set them straight.

They play us for a while.

Thanks. I just know some kids who were hurt that their parents would make up something like that. I know it's for fun, though, but I won't go to great lengths to make them believe in Santa.

CaramelSagwa 2 months ago .

If they were hurt it's probably because their parents did not want them to stop believing so they pushed it. I never MADE my kids believe in Santa. They knew where the presents were hidden and still played me and I knew they were playing me.It was pure fun .

Our 4 kids believed in that stuff, and they turned out OK.

I told my kids the legend of Santa, never saying it was true.. They jumped to the conclusion that all those presents were from him. I did not tell them otherwise until they asked, which was several christmases later.

Playing make believe is not the same as lying. Parents pretend all sorts of things with kids - that the sofa is a boat surrounded by sharks. What?

ALL parents don't play that game?! No wonder I'm so messed up...

I loved the fantasy of Santa as a child. It added to the magic, sparkle and joy of the season. Children entertain the idea of many superheroes.

They love Batman, Superman, etc. They know they aren't real, but not for sure. That is a child's mind and a child's treasure.It doesn't hurt them one bit to believe in the possibility that any of the superheros they like may be real. We couldn't take that away from them if we tried because it is a natural inclination for them to believe in the limitless.

Every child who believes in Santa of course, is at first disappointed when they realize the truth. But they have had a chance to believe in magic. Adulthood steals that away eventually, but adults given that gift of belief in childhood have joyous memories of when they did believe, and it takes them back to a place of innocence for a brief moment.

Believe it or not, that is very therapeutic for an adult who spends most of their life feeling imprisoned by limitations and doubts. Children are taught many lies about themselves throughout life. Most of those lies are hurtful and limiting.

Suddenly campaigning against the teaching of untruths using Santa seems redundant. They will go on to be taught many untruths after learning Santa isn't real. Every moment in our lives in which magic is allowed is a blessing and a gift.

It is an ember that though pushed deep within allows for a memory that can lift a heart in times of struggle. If you take Santa you should be consistent and take from them Superman, Batman Transformers and every other superhero kids adore and draw inspiration from. What's the difference?IMHO.

I loved seeing the delight on my son's face when he'd awake to all the presents that Santa had brought. It was a sad sad day for me when I had to tell him the truth, for it meant that he was growing out of his childhood... No more Easter bunny and no more tooth fairy. No, it's not 'lieing' to your child, it's allowing the child to have wonderful dreams, while they can.

Perhaps explain to your kids that the history of Santa Claus began with a real saint who visited the children's homes in the village and if they were good all year then he'd leave them a few gifts or two of candies. It is still done in Germany and one custom is of an "Angel" asking the toddlers at their Christmas party if they had been good all year and receiving their present afterwards. Christmas can be what you want it to be.

If you don't want to tell them then don't. Hundreds of millions of children have been told about Santa with no emotional harm. Just don't go on a crusade to keep others from telling their kids what they choose to tell them about Santa.

Don't criticize others if they tell their kids there is a Santa. They will find out the truth eventually. Are you going to be as honest about your background if they ask?

I have found that people who are brutally honest are more interest in being brutal than being honest.

Whatever you do...they will hear it from others. Childhood is a fairy tale sometimes...but it helps the child mostly. Jesus/God/Holy spirit are not a fairy tale....but others will say they are like Santa.

My son was mad at us when we told him that he did not exist .

There was always a present under the tree from Santa, even in our 40's , Santa always brought us something, Of course the tag was in Moms handwriting, but we still LOVED getting that gift from Santa. And after Mom died of cancer, Christmas's just aren't the same, we miss our special Santa.To me Santa isn't just a fat man in a red suit with flying reindeer. It's a feeling inside, it's that magic, so very hard to explain, .

We went to the North Pole and met Santa when I was little. He had a real beard and workshop, reindeer. It's one of my favorite memories of being a kid :)santas-colo.com/" rel="nofollow">santas-colo.com/ com.

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