My 7 year old believes in Santa Claus and I was wondering is bad for kids to believe in Santa Claus. I always remind her that the gifts are blessings from God. I thought about telling her the truth but I don't want to break her heart.
My 7 year old believes in Santa Claus and I was wondering is bad for kids to believe in Santa Claus. I always remind her that the gifts are blessings from God. I thought about telling her the truth but I don't want to break her heart.
Yes, it is. Think about this. You tell your child about God and Jesus. You tell your child about Santa Claus. She finds out later that Santa Claus isn't real. What is she going to think about God and Jesus?My 7 year old believes in Santa Claus and I was wondering is bad for kids to believe in Santa Claus. I always remind her that the gifts are blessings from God. I thought about telling her the truth but I don't want to break her heart.
Good idea.Before I caught on that Santa wasn't real, I'd tell my parents that I was asking him for the big-ticket items they couldn't afford, year after year. I don't know how that made them feel, but if I ever have kids, I'm leaning towards telling them the truth myself.
My 7 year old believes in Santa Claus and I was wondering is bad for kids to believe in Santa Claus. I always remind her that the gifts are blessings from God. I thought about telling her the truth but I don't want to break her heart.
Sorry now, but telling your kids that santa exists is bad enough, telling her the santas gifts are from God is I can't describe what word I have for it.My 7 year old believes in Santa Claus and I was wondering is bad for kids to believe in Santa Claus. I always remind her that the gifts are blessings from God. I thought about telling her the truth but I don't want to break her heart.
My wife and I never denied the existence of Santa, but spoke of the historical St. Nicholas, but we also never affirmed his existence, especially all of the fanciful stories. There were always a few presents from Santa under the tree, but we always deflected questions about him. I never want to lie to my kids, but Santa does embody some of the spirit of Christmas.My 7 year old believes in Santa Claus and I was wondering is bad for kids to believe in Santa Claus. I always remind her that the gifts are blessings from God. I thought about telling her the truth but I don't want to break her heart.
My 7 year old believes in Santa Claus and I was wondering is bad for kids to believe in Santa Claus. I always remind her that the gifts are blessings from God. I thought about telling her the truth but I don't want to break her heart.
You might want to research St. Nicholas. He's not all he's been reputed to be. But what relevance does He have to the Savior, anyway? Well, none really. Why talk about St. Nicholas when you can talk about the Light of the world? St. Nicholas has nothing to add to Him and only detracts.Don't tell them that Santa Claus isn't real- they'll figure that out. Instead, tell them the story of St. Nicholas. Then tell them, "That's Santa".
Children's hearts don't always know what's real and what's not real. And no matter how much their hearts say something is real, it can be totally false. As parents it is good to teach them to tell what is real from what is not. It is our duty, as parents, to do what the Bible says and be models, by keeping our lips from telling lies.When kids are young, they are excited for things like Santa. When I was teaching a 6 year old the true meaning of Christmas, I told her how Christmas is about Jesus' birth. Then she asked the question. Is Santa still real then, if it's not about him? I then said, well, do you believe that Santa is real? And she said yes. So I then continued, then he is real in your heart. And she took it well. So, I didn't say that Santa wasn't real, but I did tell her the true meaning of Christmas at the same time.
I hope that helps!