When did you kids stop believing in Santa & how did you explain it to them?

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My son will be 10 this Christmas and he doesn’t talk about Christmas like he used to. He doesn’t say anything about not believing anymore and when we say something about making a list for Santa he still does. But I can almost feel like the magic on Christmas is fading in him. I used to call him my little Christmas elf because he loved Christmas. He would walk around singing Christmas songs all the time and just being overall “jolly”. We also have a little girl that will be turning 1, 3 days before Christmas. 
When did your kids stop believing and how did you explain it to them?

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We dont do santa 🤷‍♀️

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When my daughter was 6 she asked our google “what color is Santa Clause” and it replied “Santa clause has no color because he is a fictional character” and that’s how she found out he wasn’t real… but thankfully every year I recorded myself setting up the presents and eating the cookies, so I showed her the videos and she said “So Santa is real but it’s you and daddy.” Some how at 9 she still believes in the tooth’s fairy.

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This is by far the best idea I've seen about telling your kids about Santa. Had to share! 
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"In our family, we have a special way of transitioning the kids from receiving from Santa, to becoming a Santa. This way, the Santa construct is not a lie that gets discovered, but an unfolding series of good deeds and Christmas spirit.
When they are 6 or 7, whenever you see that dawning suspicion that Santa may not be a material being, that means the child is ready.
I take them out "for coffee" at the local wherever. We get a booth, order our drinks, and the following pronouncement is made:
“You sure have grown an awful lot this year. Not only are you taller, but I can see that your heart has grown, too. [ Point out 2-3 examples of empathetic behavior, consideration of people's feelings, good deeds etc, the kid has done in the past year]. In fact, your heart has grown so much that I think you are ready to become a Santa Claus.
You probably have noticed that most of the Santas you see are people dressed up like him. Some of your friends might have even told you that there is no Santa. A lot of children think that, because they aren't ready to BE a Santa yet, but YOU ARE.
Tell me the best things about Santa. What does Santa get for all of his trouble? [lead the kid from "cookies" to the good feeling of having done something for someone else]. Well, now YOU are ready to do your first job as a Santa!"
Make sure you maintain the proper conspiratorial tone.
We then have the child choose someone they know--a neighbor, usually. The child's mission is to secretly, deviously, find out something that the person needs, and then provide it, wrap it, deliver it--and never reveal to the target where it came from. Being a Santa isn't about getting credit, you see. It's unselfish giving.
My oldest chose the "witch lady" on the corner. She really was horrible--had a fence around the house and would never let the kids go in and get a stray ball or Frisbee. She'd yell at them to play quieter, etc--a real pill. He noticed when we drove to school that she came out every morning to get her paper in bare feet, so he decided she needed slippers. So then he had to go spy and decide how big her feet were. He hid in the bushes one Saturday, and decided she was a medium. We went to Kmart and bought warm slippers. He wrapped them up, and tagged it "merry Christmas from Santa." After dinner one evening, he slipped down to her house, and slid the package under her driveway gate. The next morning, we watched her waddle out to get the paper, pick up the present, and go inside. My son was all excited, and couldn't wait to see what would happen next. The next morning, as we drove off, there she was, out getting her paper--wearing the slippers. He was ecstatic. I had to remind him that NO ONE could ever know what he did, or he wouldn't be a Santa.
Over the years, he chose a good number of targets, always coming up with a unique present just for them. One year, he polished up his bike, put a new seat on it, and gave it to one of our friend's daughters. These people were and are very poor. We did ask the dad if it was ok. The look on her face, when she saw the bike on the patio with a big bow on it, was almost as good as the look on my son's face.
When it came time for Son #2 to join the ranks, my oldest came along, and helped with the induction speech. They are both excellent gifters, by the way, and never felt that they had been lied to--because they were let in on the Secret of Being a Santa."

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My husband does not want to do the Santa thing. I grew up with it and actually believed until I was like…14. I am indifferent and I always thought it brought a magical aspect to Christmas time between the gingerbread house decorating and cookie baking. When I found out he wasn’t real, I wasn’t upset but I lost that “magic” and “warm” feeling. Every year, to this day, I try and find that magic and hopefully having a child of my own will bring that back for me. But long story short, we are not doing Santa and I’m okay with it. Give me my family, good eats and a nice snow storm and I’ll be content!

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My daughter's are 8 and 6 months. We plan on still doing Santa until they're 10. Even after we tell them, we're going to try to keep Christmas magical. It's so fun for us.

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I was younger than 10 but he's probably at an age where he's questioning the logic of Santa 🎅 but doesn't want to bring it up just yet

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My 6 and 7 yo very much still believe. 💪 don’t plan on it changing anytime soon.

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When I was a kid, I just figured it out or heard it from kids at school, my parents never officially told me. But I went along with it coz I got more presents that way 🤣

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My kid is only one so we will cross that bridge when we get there, but growing up our family never pushed that he was a real person. It was mostly just fun and games that the littles believed, and I’m not sure when I “knew” he wasn’t real it just happen naturally as we got older but Santa always brought presents even now that we are adults lol

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My friend's oldest daughter has a bad habit of telling my older daughter that this and that do not exist.
She told her years ago about the Tooth fairy not being real, then told her about the Easter bunny, then told her about Santa, and lastly convinced her that God does not exist.
Take note, I do not believe in God, I do not practice any religion, and I did not grow up with any knowledge of the Tooth fairy, Easter bunny and any others. But I have always been there for her. Her father is Catholic and she attends Catholic school. I do support her on everything and she knows that I do not believe.
What I do believe is that it is totally fine for children to be children. They can later make decisions with their own brains.

When did you kids stop believing in Santa & how did you explain it to them?

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