When Do Kids Admit They Don't Believe in Santa Claus?

My kids STILL have never said they don't believe in Santa and they're 20, 18, and 15. Seems a little risky to announce you KNOW THERE'S NOT SANTA, doesn't it?

Santa is just nice.

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Never, if they are in my house! :) I still ask my own mother to write " from Santa" on my christmas gifts! haha

My kids still do. They are 9, 7, and 5. I tell them I believe in Santa because I do...I know I put the presents under the tree and no fat man comes down my chimney, but I believe.

So they will as long as they are happy too - and those who don't is fine too. We can just all keep our opinions to ourselves :).

For my kids it was during 5th grade. By the end of this school year, he won't believe.
And yes, like Theresa said, don't ever announce it. I like the comment about keeping our opinions to ourselves. :)

Lol Cheryl.

I'm 51 this Dec and I still have not admitted it. :-)
I wouldn't worry about it.
By about 7 or 8 kids 'know' but they enjoy playing the game and most are willing to play along for years and years and years (till they are grown up and have their own kids and wonder about this).

i stopped believing at 5 in k when the teacher said sanat put candy in our shoes during nap and i asked why that same candy was in a bowl on her desk and she told m to shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
then my mom and dad split up for probably the 15th time and my dad drank away all of the money before he left when i was 7 so she sat us down and said listen i dont want to break the news this way but i cant afford presents and i dont want you to think santa doesnt love you. i remember not caring much. my dad came home drunk and with presents so we still some anyway...and our drunken dad back....wohooo memories=)

When you say you don't believe, you get underwear...

My 14 yr old, 11yr old and 9yr old know full well that if you don't believe in Santa, you don't get any presents from him. That being said, they *truly* stopped believing when they were 11, 9 and 7 (sadly, the youngest had the shortest time of "believing"). My oldest only started questioning me at 10 and stopped believing by 11. And none of them were traumatized about learning the "truth". Now they keep the magic alive for their little 5, 3 and 1yr old cousins who still believe. I freakin' LOVE Santa and Christmas and the happiness it all brings to my kids!

My son who is in grade five still believes. His best friend does not, and has not since grade one. They argue about this often. I'm pretty sure my son is wise to it, but he really enjoys the magic and wants to enjoy it as long as he can. I don't want him to spoil it for his little brothers either, because little brothers grow up way faster as it is!

My kids are 24 and 20 and they still believe! When you stop believing he stops coming!

Well, I have never admitted it to my parents. Even though we discussed the difficulties involved in keeping it alive for my own kids.

It just isn't something that you ever come right out and SAY. My kids never have. And I promise you my 14 yr old knows that Mom is the one who does the shopping and hiding and wrapping and putting under the tree and in the stockings. But he would never say so.
When he caught me being the tooth fairy to his little sister once several years ago, he just smiled at me. I just said, "Don't spoil it for your sister." and he never has. She knows now, too... but neither of them would admit it to me..

My kids go/went to an elementary school that is K through 4th grade. It's a wonderful school with lots of parent/community involvement. It is primarily a christian community. There is a "Breakfast with Santa" hosted by the school every December, and many Christmas activities in and out of the classrooms throughout the season.

Because of this, most of the kids believe in Santa hook, line, and sinker through at least the 3rd grade. By 4th grade a few of them begin to question his reality, but they are very good about not ruining it for others. My oldest son told me that he wondered about it in the 4th grade, but he didn't mention it to me until the spring of his 4th grade year. He still loves the spirit of Santa, and the whole Christmas season. His younger brother (3rd grade) believes in Santa whole-heartedly.

My kids have never admitted they don't believe in Santa Claus.
Why would they?

All the kids they've known who said they don't believe in Santa quit getting the "magic" of Santa years ago.....and no gifts. Plus, Mommy gets pleasure from the whole thing.

My kids are 26 and 17.

Best wishes.

Never ... If I can help it ...

Thanks Mamas for renewing my belief in the magic and wonder of Santa!!!

My daughter just figured it out and she's in second grade.

At nine my GD made comments that she thought grandpa and I were Santa Claus. I never confirmed or denied; I say "it's all in what you believe" and leave it at that. She knows but until she's an adult, I will NEVER admit to anything!

My daughter was in the 4th grade (5th this year) - I told her the truth, and then I also told her if you don't "believe" then you don't get presents from Santa, lol - so she gets it , but she plays along for fun and to get in the spirit!

My 8 year old figured it out at 6 but didn't ask us about it till 7. My 10 yo still adamantly believes but since he's in 5th grade this year I think it will be the last year because of peer influence.

My husband and I both stopped believing in second grade. I didn't know of anyone who actually believed in it after 10.