What's your opinion on parents who don't do Santa for their children when living in a mostly Christian/Catholic country?
Would you do Santa or no do Santa for your children in this situation?
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Mamapolo2016 · F
I may be almost alone in this - but I do not recall a single moment of feeling betrayed or lied to when I learned there was no Santa.
Nor do I remember my daughter reacting negatively. The Santas in malls, etc, don't con kids over 6 or 7, I think. It's just part of the season when it's not overblown.
Lots of people don't participate in the Santa thing due to religious or cultural reasons, and I think that's perfectly fine. I don't think Santa plays much of a role in raising a healthy, happy child.
When I was a kid, bragging wasn't part of Christmas - we told each other what we'd received, but it wasn't a gimme contest.
My ideas about this have changed - if I was raising children now there'd be much less emphasis on what was under the tree and a lot more on communicating the traditions (stringing popcorn or cranberries for the tree, homemade ornaments, etc) and sharing what we had with people who had less. Maybe do the 12 days of Christmas with a small but significant gift each day, and spending Christmas Eve and day celebrating the family instead of recovering from wrapping gifts until 3 am.
Nor do I remember my daughter reacting negatively. The Santas in malls, etc, don't con kids over 6 or 7, I think. It's just part of the season when it's not overblown.
Lots of people don't participate in the Santa thing due to religious or cultural reasons, and I think that's perfectly fine. I don't think Santa plays much of a role in raising a healthy, happy child.
When I was a kid, bragging wasn't part of Christmas - we told each other what we'd received, but it wasn't a gimme contest.
My ideas about this have changed - if I was raising children now there'd be much less emphasis on what was under the tree and a lot more on communicating the traditions (stringing popcorn or cranberries for the tree, homemade ornaments, etc) and sharing what we had with people who had less. Maybe do the 12 days of Christmas with a small but significant gift each day, and spending Christmas Eve and day celebrating the family instead of recovering from wrapping gifts until 3 am.