My eldest is nearly ten, youngest is eight, and both of them as far as I can tell still believe in Santa.
Both my husband and I (and everyone I know actually) found out the truth at around age 8. Kids on the playground, discovering gifts in closets that were then "from Santa" on Christmas day etc.
My query is this - have any of you told a kid the truth because of their age? I feel horrible even writing this lol, but I've been thinking about it, and last year I noticed some of dd1s peers look highly amused when dd1 was talking about Santa, and that's when I really considered Santa's shelf life. Dd1 already knows that the elf on the shelf isn't real. Dd2 -not sure!
Sil accidentally mentioned Santa and co not being real the other day. I *think* it went over the kids heads though.
I dunno, I guess I'm worried about dd1 getting picked on by peers? At the same time I don't want to destroy any magic!
Sorry this is so wordy, just trying to explain it
Both my husband and I (and everyone I know actually) found out the truth at around age 8. Kids on the playground, discovering gifts in closets that were then "from Santa" on Christmas day etc.
My query is this - have any of you told a kid the truth because of their age? I feel horrible even writing this lol, but I've been thinking about it, and last year I noticed some of dd1s peers look highly amused when dd1 was talking about Santa, and that's when I really considered Santa's shelf life. Dd1 already knows that the elf on the shelf isn't real. Dd2 -not sure!
Sil accidentally mentioned Santa and co not being real the other day. I *think* it went over the kids heads though.
I dunno, I guess I'm worried about dd1 getting picked on by peers? At the same time I don't want to destroy any magic!
Sorry this is so wordy, just trying to explain it