Not lying to my kids about Santa Claus.... (1 Viewer)

[Patrick Larkin]

letting your kids believe in Santa and not fostering your child's natural hunger for reading and writing skills are totally separate issues.

i'm totally on the Santa bandwagon here but I still recognize that my 4 year old's mind is blossoming at a staggering rate right now.

that being said, i'm not a big advocate of force feeding a 4 yr old the 3 R's.

 

[JamieD]

I certainly wouldn't say Julie is strange at all, and I echo most of her sentiments, both in terms of children of my own, and in that critical thinking at a young age is a very valuable tool.

 

[Ike]

Just because a kid knows the difference in fantasy and reality doesn't mean they have the magic of their childhood stripped away. I wasn't told about Santa, and had a very active imagination.
That said, no one play will fit for every child, and I don't think you'll permanently damage your child mentally by lying to them about Santa. Though you may....

 

[Anders Englund]

If you don't give Bobby a round peg and a round hole to put it in, frustration quickly takes over. I figure that this will be both easier for him to deal with, and less taxing on the PS2 itself

Good reason.

--Anders