Comments on: Santa, The Tooth Fairy, The Easter Bunny, and Zorro! http://bicknell.edublogs.org/2007/12/03/santa-the-tooth-fairy-the-easter-bunny-and-zorro/ My take on current issues in and around education. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:13:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Heidi http://bicknell.edublogs.org/2007/12/03/santa-the-tooth-fairy-the-easter-bunny-and-zorro/#comment-21 Heidi Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:07:21 +0000 http://bicknell.edublogs.org/2007/12/03/santa-the-tooth-fairy-the-easter-bunny-and-zorro/#comment-21 My family is German so we always celebrated Christmas on Christmas Eve - I don't recall ever believing in Santa Claus, other than as a storybook character. My kids all get gifts from Santa on Christmas morning, they leave cookies & juice (plus carrots for the reindeer!) on Christmas Eve. So far, whenever my daughter has asked if Santa really exists (she's 9 now), I've escaped any parental lies by asking "what do you think?" What I'm trying to figure out is how to proceed with this without outright lying to her or have her feel humiliated at school when other kids tease her about believing in Santa? How do I maintain her trust and keep the wonder of childhood in her life at the same time? I'd love to hear your thoughts! Thanks! Heidi My family is German so we always celebrated Christmas on Christmas Eve - I don’t recall ever believing in Santa Claus, other than as a storybook character.

My kids all get gifts from Santa on Christmas morning, they leave cookies & juice (plus carrots for the reindeer!) on Christmas Eve.

So far, whenever my daughter has asked if Santa really exists (she’s 9 now), I’ve escaped any parental lies by asking “what do you think?”

What I’m trying to figure out is how to proceed with this without outright lying to her or have her feel humiliated at school when other kids tease her about believing in Santa?

How do I maintain her trust and keep the wonder of childhood in her life at the same time?

I’d love to hear your thoughts!
Thanks!
Heidi

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