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I think that is a very mean spirited thing to do. Either they don't believe from the onset, or you bring them up believing and let them ask questions when they are ready. Some may be ready at that age, but some won't. Don't steal the magic from them.

LOL! I had a friend who had a kid the same age as my youngest. Her kid was always immaculate, never any dirt anywhere and mum would freak out at the tiniest thing. The kid was always sick (not sure whether real or imagined). She actually said to me one day, that she was glad she lived in a...

My pet peeve is when a kid falls over (and hasn't hurt themselves) the parents come running up saying "Oh my God! Are you alright" and carry on much more than the kid. All this does is breed namby pamby cry babies. I learn long ago that when a toddler falls there is usually a split second...

Obviously I'm a bad Mum.:o When they were both a little older, one year I remember going shopping with them, one at a time. I told each one that they were to help me with presents for the other. As young teens, I could never get the clothing "just right". So, their job was to help. We...

I think it is an unneccessary cruelty to tell young kids that Santa does not exist. I remember well, one of my kids coming home from school in tears because one of their friends told them that Santa is not real. She was 5 years old. I sat her down and had a good talk and asked what she...

Mine never asked questions. They "said" they believed in Santa long after I knew that they didn't. I think they were scared that if we knew they didn't believe, then the Santa presents would stop. In saying this, however, we always had two lots of presents. Some from us and some from Santa...