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Crazy for a 9 year old to be only just now entering the questioning phase regarding the reality of Santa. Mind you, at what age to people normally stop believing in God?
A 9 years old still believing in Santa? No, I don't believe that. What I bet is that they heard what I just heard lately "When you quit believing in Santa, you get socks and underwear. By 9, and this was in 1963, no one believed in Santa but played along. That was before the internet.
A 9 years old still believing in Santa? No, I don't believe that. What I bet is that they heard what I just heard lately "When you quit believing in Santa, you get socks and underwear. By 9, and this was in 1963, no one believed in Santa but played along. That was before the internet.
A few kids really believe at age 9/10. Shocking in this day and age, but some of my kid's friends still believe. Ours found out at age 9. I personally think when they question it they should be told, but some parents really convince their kids he's real.
My parents didn't make a big, huge deal about Santa just that I knew of Santa and did the mall pictures and such.
I knew "Santa" was my dad at 7 when I woke up to the garage opening and looked at my clock on the nightstand and it said 11:30pm on Christmas Eve. I tiptoed to the stairs and looked through the bars and saw my mom helping my dad come from the garage with a big shopping bad.
*** = up and I wasn't even mad.
I feel like poor people do the Santa gig more to play they "Well, Santa couldn't bring you X this year...." thing so when they don't have the money the kids are okay.
But that does a disservice to kids. They need to learn that you don't always get what you want and it's okay for mom and dad to be human and struggle.
9 year olds are grown and walk around with cell phones. They actually still believe in Santa? I call big time BS. They know how to use technology better than 30 year olds.
If he's old enough to own his own ipad as the OP said (which he may have gotten last Christmas from"Santa"), and effectively uses a search engine, he already knows and has known. It's why people "google" stories or bloggers they already agree with - to reinforce held beliefs - confirmation bias. Maybe if he feels that if he lets on that he knows that Mom and Dad are paying for everything, the haul might diminish.
It may better to tell the kid now. Only little kids believe in Santa.
Don't be too sure of that. He just filled my stocking, night before last, and although I may still be a "little kid" at heart, that's the only part of me which qualifies for that description!
I and a young friend had it all figured out at that age: there really was a Santa, but there was no way he could fill all those stockings all around the world in one night.
So....if you were medium-good, your parents would take care of Santa duties. But if you were a bright shining star of an exceptionally good kid, maybe - just maybe - the big guy himself would come down your chimney!
I also strongly recommend that parents pass along the stories and legends of the historic Saint Nicholas to young doubters who really want to keep believing (your local library should have children's books about this). Knowing that Santa Claus has a history - and an ancestor - makes the issue much more acceptable.
I also suggest using the term "magic" to describe Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, etc. When I worked with groups of children who included both true believers and skeptics, describing Santa as "magical" did the trick for both (of course, I changed the subject very quickly after these conversations, so as not to prematurely disillusion the true believers. Young eyes can see more clearly with a bit of stardust in them...).
My parents didn't make a big, huge deal about Santa just that I knew of Santa and did the mall pictures and such.
I knew "Santa" was my dad at 7 when I woke up to the garage opening and looked at my clock on the nightstand and it said 11:30pm on Christmas Eve. I tiptoed to the stairs and looked through the bars and saw my mom helping my dad come from the garage with a big shopping bad.
*** = up and I wasn't even mad.
I feel like poor people do the Santa gig more to play they "Well, Santa couldn't bring you X this year...." thing so when they don't have the money the kids are okay.
But that does a disservice to kids. They need to learn that you don't always get what you want and it's okay for mom and dad to be human and struggle.
9 year olds are grown and walk around with cell phones. They actually still believe in Santa? I call big time BS. They know how to use technology better than 30 year olds.
Being able to use technology has little to do with one's personal beliefs. Just look at all the junk on the internet for proof.
Wait, what? Kids actually believe Santa is real? Even when I was 3 years old I didn't swallow that one.
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