Does your 10/11 year old believe in Santa still?

[bjscheel]

DD11 still believes and I don't think she's faking. She is a horrible faker! She hasn't said a word about other kids talking or asked any questions. The thing is she knows about the tooth fairy...surely she will connect the dots soon! But she and DD8 are always together it seems, so I'm afraid once she finds out, it will be over for sister.

 

[jme829]

My dd10 in 5th grade believes as far as I know...We were just talking about it the other day and asked her and she said of course...she said some of her friends do, some don't and some tease her for it but she doesn't care.

They grow up so fast as it is, that I have no problem if she wants to believe a little bit longer.

 

[zachnsamsmommy]

My DS8 is starting to question Santa (peer influence I believe)...so I point blank asked him what he believed. And he said 'yeah, he's real...and the other kids are just jealous'. Of what I have no idea . But since our other DS is just 2, I hope he does a while longer.

 

[gregokdisney]

My 10 year old daughter still believes. She is very young for her age, though, which I am not complaining about at all. She's a darling, sweet girl - and is still a little girl - not growing up too fast.

We don't care how long she believes - she is in a great class of kids this year and they are very supportive and kind to each other, so she won't get flack this year. Maybe next year will be the year she gives it up. I believed until I was 12 or so, and fought learning the truth for a long time.

 

[JVL1018]

My 10 year old daughter still believes-she is in 4th grade and she hasn;t said a word about anyone not believing at school, and I hear her and her friends talking about Santa, so I think more kids believe that don't.Surprised me!
I thought last year was our last one with her believing, so I was happy to get this year too.

I feel like she's wanting to believe more than she REALLY believes, but I know she'll be really upset if she asks and i spill the beans, so I am hoping she doesn't ask!

 

[kafitty]

i'm pretty sure my 11 year old cousin still believes...i thought she was just playing along for the benefit for her 3 younger siblings at first, but when she started whining to her mom, "When's Santa coming?" over and over...i figured it was genuine.

 

[Becky2005]

My DS has known since probably about 3rd or 4th grade. It has made life so much simplier. He cornered me and basically demanded the truth (he's always been my way too logical kid).

He's in 7th grade now & I know for a fact they had a discussion about it at school & if he had still believed in 7th grade (at 12 years old) -- it would NOT have been good from what he was telling me the way the conversation turned.

I'm sure my young 2 have probably figured it out because I just don't go through the hassle of making sure gifts are wrapped differently from Santa, etc... mostly because I just usually grab whatever paper I have handy and use that to wrap gifts until I run out & grab the next roll of paper. We never put a "from" on the tags, so I guess the kids can figure they are either from Santa or us, whichever way.

We just roll with the flow for Santa stuff -- probably because that is how it was done growing up for me. I always knew it was my parents but we still had fun with Santa. My kids still knew they had to get to bed last night or "Santa can't come until you are asleep", etc...

 

[ZachnElli]

My DD will be 11 Jan. 1 and is in 5th grade also. She knows the truth. We tried to get her to keep buying into it last year and I don't think it worked. Anyway, her and our teenager have to fake it for the 4 year old!!

 

[PatsGirl]

DD discovered my Amazon receipts a few days after Xmas 2008 when she was 3 months shy of her 12th birthday. She was devastated She had taken some razzing on the bus and at school during that fall so it's probably best that she finally found out.

 

[kaffinito]

My oldest DS with ASD believed until he was 13. Youngest DS was asking a lot of questions so ex DH told him a partial truth a few days ago. I think it all depends on the kid.

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

My kids had a heated discussion on whether or not there was a santa when they were 7 & 8.

My son came to me in tears because he couldn't convince his sister, and I told him I believed him, and he was right, but why not let his sister believe. He was happy with that. She believed until she was 10, and that was because when she was three she saw Rudolph's red nose high in the sky a couple of days before Christmas (some of us thought it was an airplane, but we weren't going to argue that point with her).

I was the one who told her about santa, and it was an accident (I thought she knew differently summer of her 10th year). I'll never forget looking at her and seeing the tear slide down her cheek.

 

[sharlon]

My 10 year old (almost 11) daughter still believes. She is a very mature, highly gifted kid, but totally believes in Santa, Tooth Fairy, and Easter Bunny. Now, let me say, I think if she was still in public school, she would know the truth, but being homeschooled has helped us keep the secret.
Her 12 year old sister has known for 2 years (found out at school) and helps us not tell her sister (or 4 year old brother). The reason we don't want to tell the 10 year old yet is because she had several years of medical problems and, frankly, had to grow up way too fast in some ways. I want her to have this little bit of magic for as long as possible.

 

[maelstrom]

At this age, it's time to fess up, developmentally delayed or not.

 

[chisnpeke]

At this age, it's time to fess up, developmentally delayed or not.

Why? They will eventually figure it out on their own.

I was devastated to learn Santa wasn't real and Christmas was NEVER the same again. I think if a child wants to believe they should be able to for as long as they want.

 

[summerrluvv]

At this age, it's time to fess up, developmentally delayed or not.

Why?

 

[maelstrom]

Why? They will eventually figure it out on their own.

I was devastated to learn Santa wasn't real and Christmas was NEVER the same again. I think if a child wants to believe they should be able to for as long as they want.

To each their own, but IMHO, it stunts their emotional growth. Where does it end? Do you keep pretending that Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, etc are real into adulthood? It has to end somewhere. And to be *devastated* by the realization that Santa Claus is not real and for Christmas to never be the same for you again, that's a pretty major problem, one that you might want to seek counseling for.

 

[summerrluvv]

And to be *devastated* by the realization that Santa Claus is not real and for Christmas to never be the same for you again, that's a pretty major problem, one that you might want to seek counseling for.

Bah humbug to you.

 

[maelstrom]

Bah humbug to you.

I'm quite content being a humbug, thank you.

If the rest of you are content with babying and helicoptering your children and sheltering them from the real world, be my guest. I hope you have some funds set aside for their future therapy bills.

 

[summerrluvv]

I'm quite content being a humbug, thank you.

If the rest of you are content with babying and helicoptering your children and sheltering them from the real world, be my guest. I hope you have some funds set aside for their future therapy bills.

Come back and talk to us when you have kids of your own. Now please keep your nasty attitude off my thread.

 

[maelstrom]

Come back and talk to us when you have kids of your own. Now please keep your nasty attitude off my thread.

Not quite sure how you know whether I have children or not. However, you are correct, I don't, because I do not like children. This is a message board for people to share their thoughts on a topic. Not everyone is going to be nice and/or agree with you. You started the thread, and apparently you expected everyone to agree with your point of view. Obviously, everyone does not. You need to accept that or not post. If you have a problem with anything I've said, please report it to a moderator.