🎄 From Axios Seattle: How — and when — to tell kids the truth about Santa
Axios Seattle asked readers last week about the best way to approach the Santa question, and when's the right age to tell kids it's their family behind the merrimentKathy Austin discovered Santa wasn't real at 7, after she caught her parents eating the milk and cookies she left for him. "I was heartbroken, not that Santa wasn't real, but that my parents had lied to me for so long," she told Axios.
With her own kids, she decided not to "play Santa," swayed by her own experience and discussions about how even trivial lies canInstead, "We tell our kids that Santa is not real but a symbol of generosity and caring for the season," Austin explained.reader Scott Pinzon said it was important for him to be able to tell his kids, "I have never lied to you," and that meant "we didn’t go full-in on Santa.
Both Pinzon and Austin urged their children to not ruin the magic for others. " ... Our kids have only relished in the fact that they know the truth and haven't broken any kids' hearts," Austin writes.Plenty of parents think it's important to let kids indulge in the fantasy. "Christmas is supposed to be fun! Let your child enjoy it, you don't have to set them straight," Bill Garrison writes. "Let the little brat on the playground be the villain.
When your children are old enough to ask about Santa, only you can decide whether they are ready to know the truth — and perhaps just as importantly,
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