Will your kids believe in Santa Claus?

Nick

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    By the question I mean, will you teach your kids about him and/or support the belief?

    And not just him, but other creatures such as him, like the Easter Bunny, and the Toothfairy, and the Sandman.

    Why or why not?
     
    Of course, kids thrive on imagination. That's what keeps them happy. While his/her other friends believe in Santa Claus/Easter Bunny/ Toothfairy and yours knows they don't exist just kind of kills the magic in believing in them.
     
    Yeah, sure. (: I believed in all of them when I was a kid, and it made life seem more… exciting. So, yeah, I'd definitely want my children to believe in them as well.
     
    Damn, this is actually a really good question.... I mean, I grew up not believing in them, thanks to my parents, and them telling me the stories are all fantasy. And I think I turned out okay. Quite honestly, though, I don't really think I'd care. If my kid wants to believe in the tooth fairy, or the Easter bunny, or even Santa, then sure thing. That brings up the issue if I'll celebrate it, though, when I'm older (Christmas). I'd love to, to be honest. Hopefully I can.
     
    No.

    I don't believe in lying to my child; their imagination creates plenty of wonder for them already, there is no need to teach them about some false reality that inevitably is going to be broken. My parents never taught me myths and I don't think I ever found it challenging to be creative and make up my own ideas (got lost in plenty of fantasy worlds haha)
     
    Of course and I should. I believe them myself.
    The fact that kids have a big imagination is great and that builds up their dreams.
    So maybe telling these kind of stories and such can make up their mind want they
    want to be in the near future. As for Santa Claus, I guess I'll do so. But it will be
    a pain to buy a chocolate and candies to put on their socks. Since Santa rarely
    does that on this generation. What am I saying, he doesn't even do so.. -_-
     
    Guys, real question: why is there some association with "imagination" and these myths? Are you all implying that believing in these myths is necessary to have an imagination?

    And working on the assumption that that is the case, don't you think the fact that they will eventually know that the stories were lies hurt the imagination it was built off of? If your answer is "no", that that means their imagination didn't depend on the myth at all. If your answer is "yes", then isn't it better to just not lie to them in the first place?
     
    Probably. I mean, I'd much rather they learn on their own. It seems so wrong for a parent to tell a child Santa isn't real when it's mainly the whole reason they enjoy Christmas. I was shattered when my parents said he wasn't real. In all honesty, I still believe he's out there... yet at the same time I really don't know.
     
    My son believes in Santa. There's nothing more magical than a three year old's excitement when he talks about Santa coming to see him. He believes in whatever we tell him about, but right now it's really just Santa.
     
    If they ask I will ask them if they are sure. If they say yes than I trust they hve matured enough to know the truth. I was told in year one by some kid who was going on about all these things eight years shouldn't know about easter and such. Also aren't there people on here who might honestly believe in Santa and have not been told about it.
     
    LoudSilence said:
    Guys, real question: why is there some association with "imagination" and these myths? Are you all implying that believing in these myths is necessary to have an imagination?

    And working on the assumption that that is the case, don't you think the fact that they will eventually know that the stories were lies hurt the imagination it was built off of? If your answer is "no", that that means their imagination didn't depend on the myth at all. If your answer is "yes", then isn't it better to just not lie to them in the first place?
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    I don't think it's that bad to tell your kids Santa Claus or any other things along that line such as the Easter Bunny , Tooth Fairy , etc is real. There's worse things you can lie about like say a death of a pet or the ending of sad movie. When I found out Santa wasn't real it didn't mentally scar me for life or anything. I kind of knew all along and when I finally put the pieces together, it didn't bother me at all. It's just one simple story that's traditional and is a good way to make a child more excited for Christmas and also behave better. When I was told "be a good kid this year or Santa won't give you anything" I started acting on my best behavior. And while no it's not the only thing that builds imagination in a child, it sure is a good way to do so.

    So to answer the topic, yeah I'm definitely telling them the whole Santa story. It builds their imagination, makes me behave better and gets them excited for Christmas. I'll also tell them about the Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy. I loved the Tooth Fairy as a kid cause I got rewarded for losing teeth and it felt awesome getting money for something so tribal. I want my kids to experience some of the same things I did as a child.
     
    If I was a dad I would definitely want my kids to believe in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy. I'd be one of those dads who dresses up as one of them (except the Tooth Fairy; my future wife would be the one to do that) and leave presents under the Christmas tree and eggs in baskets. My parents weren't able to do that to me, so I want my kids to know that feeling.
     
    Hell yeah I would! One of my favorite memories as a kid was losing teeth (which was all the time, thanks to Nutella) and then staying up all night waiting to catch the Tooth Fairy. That explains my black rings... xD Plus no kid of mine won't believe in Santa! C:<

    I would also dress up as Jack Frost and stand outside their windows then press my face up to the glass. >:D
     
    Sure I told my daughter all about Santa and how he gives everyone presents on the 24th night of December. This year she's getting an visit from Santa on Christmas (my husband is dressing up as him).

    yes I encourage her believing in Santa, tooth fairy when she's older, birthday fairy believes in.
     
    I don't celebrate Christmas since my parents are Buddhist, and I don't plan to become a Christian either, so I don't need to get mixed up with the Santa bull in the first place. :D In fact it'll probably be my kids who ruin other kids' belief on the bearded guy sadly haha.

    But in a slim chance that I did somehow decide to celebrate Christmas for any odd reason, I probably won't even mention Santa. If they see him in a movie I'll just try and stay quiet, let their imaginations handle it.
     
    Well, I've never really believed in Santa, the Tooth Fairy, the Sandman and the Easter Bunny when I was younger, but if my future children come to believe in them, I won't really mind, but I won't actively support them either. I'll let them find out for themselves whether or not these beings are actually real because it'll be quite mean for me to spoil it for them.
     
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    This is such a hard question. I'm not religious and I want my children to choose religion if they wish. I'm going to give them the facts and everything about religion and they can do as they please.

    But Christmas is a Christian holiday, it is. Though some non-Christians celebrate it. I feel like either way I'm cheating them out of one thing or another.
    If I teach them about him I might bias their opinion on Christianity and if they choose a different religion that Christmas is not involved with they will feel like I wasn't neutral in their learning.
    Alternatively if I don't teach them I risk ruining the wonder and amazement that comes with the supernatural.

    I think I'm going to have my own public holiday with gift giving and crazy hat wearing. But not teach the children that we're the only one's celebrating it. "What did you get for crazy hat wearing day?", "What's crazy hat wearing day?"
    Lol :)
     
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