When to tell your child the whole truth about Santa Claus
Parents of modern children do not face such problems. It seems that all children know how gifts appear under the tree on New Year's Eve.
However, British scientists have proven that up to a certain age one should not rush things.
Scientists from Britain have come to the conclusion that children under 7 years of age think more mythologically than logically.
This helps them to perceive the concepts of good and evil more easily. But you still have to open their eyes.
Farewell to the fairy tale
Lucky are those parents whose children themselves begin to doubt the existence of the fairy-tale character and ask quite logical questions.
For example, how does he get into the house or how does he manage to leave gifts all over the world in one night, etc.
All this speaks of critical thinking, which is slowly but surely gaining the upper hand over fairy tales.
But you need to confess in a way that doesn’t harm the child’s psyche.
Of course, you can remain silent, joke, or say that you yourself don’t know anything in the hope that children will find out everything on the Internet themselves.
But this way the child may become disappointed in his parents.
Therefore, at the age of 7-8 years, you should not support children's belief in fairy tales if the first doubts about the existence of fairy tale characters appear.
But one way or another, they will have to confess, because children must perceive the world as realistic, without losing trust in adults.
For reference
Father Frost is the main fairy-tale character at the Russian New Year holiday.
