This past Christmas was the first year my 2.5yr DD understood the concept of santa. It was great, Santa gave her lots of toys and most importantly to her a new kitchen. She loves telling everyone that 'santa bought it'

This is not the problem... the problem (not that its really a problem per se) is that she is OBSESSED with santa. Every new thing she has recieved over the past 4 months whether its a toy, clothes, her big bed (even her new sister) she announces that 'santa bought it'.

Every night she MUST have her mr men santa books read to her. I have tried hiding them as i would like santa to be special at Christmas but we have tantrums until they are found.

She refuses to wear X t-shirt because thats not the one 'santa bought' (its a different piece of clothing each day - no ryhme or reason behind it). Occassionally I can convince her to wear something because 'daddy bought it home from his work trip away' but I have to be pretty convincing.

She wanted to go to the park this morning because 'santa would be there'... not sure where she got this idea from though

She see's someone down the street wearing something red and she is adamant that its 'santa'.

I tried getting her interested in the easter bunny but that only lasted a day, then it was immediately back to santa.

I mean, I know he is one cool guy, but come on girl - its April already

Anyone else have a child like this? While its not necessarily a problem I would like santa to disappear until November

I'm still laughing after reading this...sorry I know about obssesive behaviour, but for my DD it's going to school (not till 2010!!) Talks about it regularly and drives us mad

Hi ... I've got twin girls aged 2yrs 4mnths and yes they are still obsessed with Santa in April! Last night DD2 said that she better close her eyes and go to sleep because Santa was coming to bring more presents!! News to me but who am I to argue when she's convincing herself that she needs to go to sleep My girls were the same with Easter Bunny ... he was just a one day wonder in our house and then it was straight back to Santa.

Sorry ... I don't have solutions but just wanted to let you know that you are not alone in the Santa obsession. BTW Santa brought my girls a kitchen too and they love it LOL.

Aren't they funny how they get obsessed with something - for my daughter it is "Possums"... every night she says "The possums will get us.. the possums are sleeping.. the possums... blah blah"... so funny.

No Santa obsession in this house but birthdays - every day presents are wrapped, cards made and birthdays cakes assembled for whichever lucky toys birthday it is!!!!

Sorry i'm not much help - one positive is at least she isn't obsessed by something scary? If you really have had it, maybe show her on the calendar when Christmas is and tell her it is too many sleeps to count. Then buy her a new Mr men book and 'lose' the other one - depends if a night or two of tantrums is worth it?

I thought mine was the only one

That's so funny, there's nothing like a 2yo for wishful thinking.

We don't have an obsession here but my 6 yo just wrote a thank you letter to santa. And before she went to bed tonight I had to tell her it was over 200 days until the next christmas.

Actually you just reminded me when she was almost 3 she was devastated when I packed up the christmas tree, and I just tried to calm her by saying we can decorate it again next year. The response was an astounded "we have christmas AGAIN".

What could lessen the obsession is to help her understand the concept of a year. I try to get my kids to understand a year being a long time, by saying well before we can get to your birthday or to christmas again we have to have nanna birthday in May, cousins birthday in June, etc and go through all the things that will happen until it comes around again.

I also show them the calendar and that helps them understand too.

what a relief to find out we are not the only ones going through this

how funny are everyones obsessions from possum's to birthday parties to going to school. Kids huh... bless their little hearts

No it isnt a huge problem, not worth creating more tantrums over... its just something that I would like to disappear and I was more curious as to whether others were going through something similar.

Thanks to everyones replies. I have had a nice chuckle over your kids obsessions


awwwwwwww thats so precious!


gosh, I think that could be terribly hard. She had a birthday party to go to last weekend and for 2 weeks thats ALL she talked about and when she realised the birthday party wasnt NOW she whinged and cried alot. She has no concept of our long a day is let alone a year
But it IS a good idea!