The (Wonderful) Truth About Santa

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Lastly, it can go a long way if you choose to avoid focusing on the phrase Believing in Santa and shift it to an emphasis on Being Santa. No matter how old your children are, focusing on how we can all BE the spirit of Santa by thinking of others and by not just giving physical gifts but also by giving of our time and by giving the best of ourselves to others is a wonderful way to connect Santa Claus with the holidays. A true-life fable by the actor who has played Santa Claus in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular for the past 27 years reveals his jaded past and the unexpected role, stage malfunction and letters from hundreds of children that helped him reclaim his Christmas spirit. 50,000 first printing. My dad approached me thinking I couldn’t take my eyes off one of the stuffed animals at the shop. He tried to take me and my sister inside of the shop. I refused and shouted, “I got one from Santa today, so it’s enough!”

Maybe you are focused in on family and togetherness, and simply being together. This may be a time to hold tight to those cherished family traditions, or maybe this is the year to create some new ones, as so much has shifted for us. This may be simply the year of what is, and you're looking at what you want to create moving forward.

Santa Claus Is For Real written by Charles Edward Hall and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-14 with BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY categories.

As parents, we strive to create a relationship of openness and trust with our kids; we work toward molding our children into critical thinkers, and we seek to avoid putting our kids into situations where their own ignorance stands in stark, laughable contrast with the common knowledge of their peers.

For us, we both grew up having Santa as a part of Christmas. For me, it wasn't as much of the focus as the Christian Christmas story, and my parents were a bit lax by the time I came around, as my oldest brother is 10 1/2 years older than I am (my middle brother is 3 1/2 years older). I remember sleeping on my parent's floor (a Christmas tradition where my middle brother and I would crash on their floor on Christmas night for some reason). And I heard all the rustles of Christmas set-up as my father said "ho ho ho" from the living room. I cornered my mother the next day in the bathroom and had her fess up, as she encouraged me to not clue my middle brother in just yet! I waited until late summer so that the big reveal could happen in isolation from the emotionally charged context of the holidays. Keep in mind that, for young children, there can be a blurry line between magic and reality. As Navsaria points out, "the work of a young child is defined by make-believe and fantasy play." According to her, the story of Santa allows parents "to enter their little one's world in a developmentally appropriate way, and teach children to exercise their skills in imagination." So if your kids want to keep on believing, let them. Christmas magic only lasts so long, and they should enjoy it while they can! She cornered us in the living room, younger brother tagging along, anguish in her eyes, and pleaded with us for the truth. “Please, I just need to know,” she begged.