kellyjo

My kids are 12, 9 and 6. When the eldest was 4 someone told her santa didnt exist and she was devastated, so we played a little trick which ended up in her getting an unexpected present and she believed whole-heartedly again. In due course she worked it out for herself, along with the easter bunny, tooth fairy etc..
I am now having a battle with the middle one who keeps telling the youngest santa's not real. It is a magical time for them. They grow up and get 'streetwise' so quickly, I really cant see the harm in a little white lie that brings some 'magic' into their lives.