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Originally Posted by malcolmk14
I teach grade 5 and 6, so I have kids between 9 and 11. At that point they all know Santa isn't real (except for a couple) so we talk about it. We talk about how it is a tradition and I question them on whether it is important or not to preserve traditions in our society regardless of whether we know them to be true or not. I usually have them write in December about a cultural or societal tradition that they carry on or pass down or try to preserve, and ask them to explain why it's important.
IMO Sliver, I would approach it like this. Ask your son what he thinks. Ask questions and see what he has to say. If he questions Santa's existence, ask him why. If he gives a well thought out rational argument as to why Santa can't exist, congratulate him and explain why it's important he doesn't ruin it for anyone else. If he says it's because the kid in his class told him, tell him that's no reason to believe anything and teach him that you can't just blindly trust other people to tell you the truth. Sometimes you have to look at the evidence, use your brain, and figure things out for yourself.
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That's a sick answer, man. Thanks. I'll keep that in my back pocket for the next time it comes up or if my daughter comes to me with the question.