In the image with the father of 2009, harmony and Lindsey Farrow took a picture with Santa in their soccer uniforms.By, 8 or 9, most children understand that Santa Claus is part of a mythKids faking the belief in the Santa hoping their enthusiasm is rewarded by Christmas presentsParents appreciate the pleasure of ritualistic and have a hard to let go(CNN) – the Government air defence system keeps track of the progress of Santa on Christmas Eve. United States Postal Service accepts the letters to the North Pole.
With this type of evidence, how Santa could not be true?
But for children, children begin questioning the existence of Santa Claus.
8 Or 9, most children know that the Jig is, said development experts. But clever children pretend the belief in the Santa hoping that their enthusiasm is rewarded in the form of this Christmas.
"Children are intelligent," said Charles Smith, an expert in development of the child from Kansas State University. "They realize that it is not real, before even parents believe that they understand that."
"School preschool level or at the beginning, children include all these Santas in the Mall may not be father." The reality of Santa Claus became apparent to them. »
Santa Claus is for parents to children. 2008 Published in psychological reports study assessed the emotions of 600 children aligned to meet Santa Claus at the Mall. Children, 80% 100 examined a indifferent while 87 percent of their tutors seems to be happy.
"It's a ritual pleasure," says Carole Slotterback, author of "The Psychology of Santa Claus". "I think they took in it's fun and parents have a leave to go wrong."
The achievement for children comes gradually, rather than at a crucial moment, said Slotterback, who conducted a survey of students in colleges on their family father Christmas memories.
One person has reported a traumatic experience, after that his father told Santa Claus had a heart attack and died. Slotterback does not recommend this approach.
iReport: the truth about Santa
Families share a tradition of letting the cookies for Santa and opening presents in the morning. When children catch up with Santa Claus, it may seem like the end of memory carefully.
"You want to lose the pleasure that share you with your parents about the thing", said Smith. "I think that parents can make a blink of an eye thing and continue to share a common experience."
This is when someone too old to believe in Santa Claus?
"A child who sincerely believes in 10,11,12 reality of Santa Claus, there is something to go", said Smith. "It is the child not to let go." I would be curious to know that. I would not say it is wrong. I want to learn more about the history and the family of the child. »
Instead of breaking news for kids, let them figure, advice from experts.
If children ask parents about the existence of Santa Claus, bounce the question asking "that you think?" and to facilitate a discussion.
"Children realize the difference between what is real and what is not true," said Smith. "They begin to ask questions must be answered honestly by parents."
You are not going see overboard to try to convince the children that Santa Claus is real, he said.
Smith recalled father gridlock with her son on the eve of Christmas to find Santa. It load into the sky by claiming that he saw Santa Claus. The son would strain to see and father would laugh.
"It is the abuse of the child's imagination," said Smith.
Slotterback, Professor of Psychology at the University of Scranton, Pennsylvania, said that the Santa is not harmful.
"Researchers show that children who participate in fantasy type game tend to do better and advance the cognitively." "It is not a harmful thing," she says.
Children learn the truth about Santa from their peers and the brothers and sisters aged. Parents can attend older children cunning to perpetuate the magic for brothers and sisters more young people.
When Jessica Farrow assumed there around 6 or 7, she did not say her younger sister. She treasured gifts from Santa Claus Christmas morning awakening joy. She wanted to preserve this magic for her younger sister.
"My sister and I both knew paper gloss of Santa Claus," recalled Farrow. "My father is still mean something." We would have one or two this brilliant Santa Claus.
Farrow, a resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is now a mother of two daughters: Harmony, Lindsey, 11 and 13.
Girls still get their pictures with Santa every year and leave cookies on Christmas - Eve last year, there was bacon biscuits and chocolate chips.
When her father suggested that girls are too old to Santa, Harmony routed say believe in Santa Claus.
This is a different kind of Santa Claus, though.
"They understand that it is the spirit of the season," said Farrow, a collaborator of iReport.
For the holidays, they adopted a family. Harmony has helped with Christmas shopping and wants to find a part-time job to help buy more present.
"The spirit of giving was the most important thing for her," Farrow said.
The important distinction between what is real and what is true, says Smith, a teacher and parent educator.
"Santa Claus is not true, but that Santa Claus is for children, even for adults is true," he said. "It is this sense of joy during this time of year, this idea that they are so cared for and loved."
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