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Should you tell your kids the truth about Father Christmas?
Should you tell your children that there?s no such person as Father Christmas? If so, at what age? And should you have told them he was real in the first place? A recent thread on our Mums Of Children Aged 5 - 12 message board has polarised opinion
'Uncomfortable'
Member, bolota, writes: 'My six-year-old believes in Santa. She came up with that fantasy from nursery school, three years ago, and at the time I thought that it was all very sweet and did not tell her that it wasn't true. But I am growing increasingly uncomfortable with the situation. I make a point of being very honest with her, even regarding unpleasant situations such as death or sickness, and I really do not want to sustain this lie.'
'No harm'
The idea of breaking the myth horrified many of our members.
penny-lee said: 'Wow, I was quite stunned to read this! While I guess people have to respect your decision to raise your child as you see fit, it seems quite bizarre that you feel the need to tell your six-year-old that Santa isn't real. I just don't understand it, sorry. I have never known anyone want to 'tell' their child about Santa not being real, especially at just six!
'I understand that you feel the need to be honest about stuff, but if it were a case of informing her who her real father is, because she had been led to believe he was someone else, or you wanted to let her know she was adopted, or something else really significant and important, then I could understand it; but there is no harm in letting her continue to believe in Santa.
'I know that you feel the need to be totally honest about everything with your daughter, but quite frankly; there are some things that children just don't need to know.'
Community member, pennypulman, agrees.
'There are so few things in life as joyful as believing in Santa. I would leave her believe as long as possible!'
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