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I've dug this old topic up as I have since had the chat about Santa to my girl. She actually started it with "Some kids at school are saying..." So I explained that as you get older the 'magic' of Christmas is different and you no longer need Santa as much. The magic is there when you give to...

My daughter is 6 and I have a feeling she knows the truth but is trying to not know IYKWIM (ha!). I lugged the wash basket down to the washing line today, went back up to grab a phone call, came back and she had got the peg bucket out for me. I looked up about to say thanks to my sweet girl...

Oh dear, this is getting a bit out of hand I feel. Parenting is way too complex to get much detail across on an internet forum and I'm feeling for Vincenzo now. Ianvestor has vanished and he kinda started all the non-Santa-truth-only argument really. Vincenzo I do actually get where you...

LOL I was waiting for someone to mention investing in this thread! Ofcourse they will be told all the dirty truths and tricks to investing, that's very much a Need To Know life lesson. I do agree that perhaps 11 is a little old to do the whole Santa thing and TBH I'm guessing the 11 yr old...

Well put Weg. Ianvestor, my kids are quiet little things and don't speak up nearly enough in general (something else we are working on) but they do know to ask for water if offered a drink. Ask them their favourite drink, and my daughter will say "Water" and my son would say "Juice". What...

ianvestor, I found my parenting style had to change dramatically once my daughter turned into a toddler. There simply wasn't the time, energy or enthusiasm for long discussions on how many biscuits was enough for one child. Like I said, they take things so literally you will have a little one...

Parenting sure does vary... just wait till you get to join the school mob. Thats when your eyes really get opened. Look, some kids can handle the truth and that's fine as long as they don't try to ruin it for everyone else. Some are dreamers and love fantasy etc, like mine. I encourage...

Absolutely NO HARM DONE in a little magic in a child's life. More harm done I reckon if yours is the arrogant child annoucing loudly in Prep or Kinder, "There's no real Santa, Daddy told me!". Go with it for as long as it lasts, hopefully, when they are old enough to lose that magical...

Santa brings one special gift in gold paper and all the rest is from us. Santa is so real around here with a 5 and 3 year old, I'm loving it. The reindeer leave hoof prints and eat the reindeer food, there's specks of red and white fluff fallen from Santa's clothes near the fireplace. And so...