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I'm the same ianvestor & skater, i don't treat mine like a little baby anymore, he's a little boy now. I don't like seeing people encourage sulking either, i much prefer seeing a happy child. I've found that making a joke about an accident or injury is often a quick way of stopping a child...

yes Y33, anyone can very easily proove that we are talking about fiction fairy tales. My boy might also believe that Herbie, lightning mcqueen, stitch, astro boy, and everyone else really exist, but if he asks me for the truth, i'll tell him. Joan, it was nearly 18 years ago when i started...

i'm sorry to be the one to break the news to you Y33, but they are in fact fairy tales :( The good news is that we enjoy these fairy tales for ever and ever, so you enjoy your chocolate! Not too much of course, or you'll get a big fat tummy like santa.

I have never said that to him Wylie! It seems that your reading however, is not exactly up to scratch :D

i don't think you're a bad mum, you haven't given that impression at all. I did say that there is no big deal with a little white lie when it's just a bit of fun. Notice that i haven't said that you were doing anything wrong, or that i feel sorry for your kids.... Unlike some people, for...

i dont know why you feel sorry for my son Wylie? He seems to think that all we do is have an awesome time.

edit: my wife and other family know that there is santa, but they still get xmas pressies! I ain't no scrooge landlord!!! everyone is unique Skater, some kids need more of this, and less of that. Now if a child is being raised well, and the only white lies they are told is santa, the...

as i was saying earlier Nards, i'm not planning on spilling the beans. When my boy becomes suspicious and asks questions however, i'm not going to lie. I think some of you are also very attached to santa, because santas presents were so awesome... And some people/kids just don't give the nitty...

sorry Biggles, you can call me a big meany, but i don't reward my boy for messy pictures... When he was under 2yo i still did, but less and less as he approached about 3yo. This isn't a fixed rule btw, i'm encouraging him as much as i can see he's able to handle. For example, my 3yo can color...

Exactly! They had figured it out by about 5, but you convinced them :eek: (lied to them) Or maybe would it be more accurate to say, that they showed mummy and daddy respect and just agreed with them, even though they didn't really agree with everything they were saying? Age 9 wasn't when they...

omg it's like everyone is a woman around here :confused: I guess I and some of my friends were more cynical than most about everything. I don't know if I ever believed it, and I can remember talking to my enlightened friends about how unbelievable things like santa, the easter bunny, tooth...

Both are the reason I think. They know I won't flip out that much about it, and they know i'll be honest and constructive about it. So what age did you tell your kids about Santa? I'm guessing that when they started questioning/suspecting things, you didn't continue lying? agree, Wylie...

Nah, they were just avoiding the subject, same with much more topics such as money, work, where babies come from etc... we don't have to tell them stories about storks do we? Most kids these days have figured it out by the time they are about 5, so if a parent isn't going to answer thier...

When I play cops and robbers, or pretend to be a monster or alien or bear who is going to eat everyone, doesn't mean the kids believe i am a monster/bear/whatever... they are using thier imagination! They are pretending I am a monster/bear/etc, so maybe for the moment it feels like it, but they...

Don't think that telling the truth stops imagination! It's the opposite! When a child thinks that santa is real, then they are not dreaming or using thier imagination at all, are they? At school the kids that don't know the cruel truths of the world, can find themselves having to play...

I'd rather have a child who knows that the arrogant child is correct about santa. My boy started lying to me at about 1 year old, i forget exactly when, it's on one of the videos. I must be doing something wrong, as I never lie to my boy, and he's pretty happy and confident. He's had many...

I think it's cruel to lie to a child, then enjoy seeing them believe the lie? Not my cup of tea. My boy is 3, hasn't asked yet, but when he does, just like all of his questions, i'll tell him the truth. I wouldn't stop giving him presents from santa until he told me to stop however, it's...