[trishalishous]

My younger sisters best friend 'believed' until she was in high school.
I figured it all out around 6yo (but it was never a big deal at our house anyways)

When would you expect that kids wouldnt believe in santa etc anymore (ie when you wouldnt ask 'what did santa bring you?' anymore)?

[fancie]

I always ask what Santa brought them, because you never ever know.

But to answer your question, no-one is ever too old to believe in Santa.

[BadCat]

Warning: The following post contains sweeping generalisations and obviousy does not apply to your child who was never told the Santa lie, or who worked it out as they came out of the womb and refused to play along ever since.



Kids should be told before they go to high school. Although in reality I think very few kids truly believe past 8 it's better to err on the side of caution as far as mentioning Santa.

I don't think anyone is ever too old to ask what Santa brought them. It's only a small age range that will roll their eyes at you as though you're a moron. Younger kids believe, older teens and adults are cool with the joke. It's just the 10-15 age range that's too surly to play along.

[Ruby Gloom]

I think I found out around 8ish. Possibly younger. I was so crushed. I didn't worry (or even think) about being "lied" to, I was just crushed that the magic was over :-(

My son is 6.5 years old and some kids in his Year 1 class are already mentioning that Santa isn't real etc. When he asks me about it I tend to say things like "aww that's a shame" and not really answer it properly. I know I'm avoiding the inevitable but he's still young enough to not be convinced by the other children about it. When he's more foreful about it with me I'll be honest.

[mombasa]

Never too old 'for' Santa, I see this differently to figuring it all out, which in most cases happens during the Primary School years and the tooth fairy will stop coming in this house once all teeth have fallen out.

[Rachaelxxx]

Interesting question OP because this has been going on in my mind for a while now. My 11 year old came to me a while ago and said she knew all those things weren't real, but thanked me for making it all so magical for her , but my 9 year old I know doesn't believe but really plays it up, to the point where it actually annoys me, because I know she doesn't believe, but tries so hard to convince me that she does. I don't know but for some reason I feel like saying to her "ohhh come on you can stop with the antics, we all know he's not real" , my 7 year old I think is in between and my 5 and 6 year old still believe.

I love Christmas and everything about Christmas and I never thought I would say this, but it will be so much easier when they all don't believe.

[Bel Rowley]

I don't recall ever being told Santa wasn't real, I just figured it out at some point. I still get a stocking from Santa every year at my parents' house, and I love it.

[kpingitquiet]

Toothfairy: When they run out of baby teeth.

Santa: When they're too old to remember what "Santa" is.

I still get a few Santa presents and stocking stuffers and I'm almost 34 We love the old fat man around here.

[House.of.blue]

Most of my friends have told their children from say one that Santa, Easter bunny and tooth fairy don't exist. One of these are my sisters kids who are 5 (jan) and just turned 2. She has never made a big deal about any of them and told them point blank mummy and daddy buy you your gifts. None are marked from Santa. I am on the other hand I will be eating carrots and cookies and drinking milk, power rabbit prints at Easter and all that jazz

[YodaTheWrinkledO...]

My younger sisters best friend 'believed' until she was in high school.
I figured it all out around 6yo (but it was never a big deal at our house anyways)

When would you expect that kids wouldnt believe in santa etc anymore (ie when you wouldnt ask 'what did santa bring you?' anymore)?

I'd be surprised if they still believed by the time they started high school. I reckon most kids know the deal by the time they hit double digits (10 or so), if not a year or two earlier.