Red Rose - I am a mother of 4 children - the youngest now 18. We always believed in Santa and enjoyed the magical feel of the season. As the older children grew out of Santa, they also enjoyed keeping the magic alive for the younger ones. In our house this has lasted longer than some, as our third child has Down Syndrome - although at 20 not sure how much he believes but knows the gifts are bought by me. None of my children have ever felt that they were lied to, I never told them there was no such thing - just as they got older and I figured that perhaps they should know, I just included them in my christmas preparations, which included 'what do you think we should get ......' Of course if they had of asked me if Santa was real - the reply would have been, I believe in Santa as do many others, those who don't believe are a lot sadder at Christmas time.
Kids are pretty perceptive and generally have an idea years before we think they do but enjoy the fun and magic involved with Christmas.
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My experience is similar to Sugoi's. My kids are now 16, 14 and 11. This December I just had to ask- "what do you guys think about Santa?" because they had never indicated to me that they no longer believed. Of course, they had known the truth for many years, but they love the myth. Really, I thought that was quite wonderful. When there are so many nasty things out there- what's wrong with an innocent fantasy?
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