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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS once told me he figured it out when he was 5, because the ONLY thing he wanted for xmas was to be able to fly, just for a day, and Santa did not come through.[/quote]

Kids are smarter than we give them credit for. I would say the majority of kids have figured it out well before their parents tell them, but they go along with it because Christmas is so tied into Santa in their household, look at all the responses of  people pushing their kids to believe for presents and make it clear they stop doing anything fun on Christmas once Santa days are over, of course, they are going to say they believe if they are told they aren't going o get presents and it's strongly implied Christmas will be miserable.[/quote]

This 100%. Also I think kids frequently "know" these things without overthinking it like we adults do.

It's more that kids like to play, and interrupting their play by emphasizing it's just play ("No, no, Santa isn't real") can be disappointing. If my daughter hosts a "tea party" with her play set and her stuffed animals, it would seriously upset her if I came in and said, "this is all fake, you know Mr. Bear can't talk!" but not because she actually believes it.[/quote]
I think it depends on the kid.  At 4 yo, my daughter was unimpressed when Elsa made it snow in a Disney show because "of course, she just used her magic."  Zero doubt.  At 6 yo, she burst into tears when her Wild Kratts Halloween costume didn't turn her into an animal.  She really believed it would.  Even this year at 7 she had to try out her Hermione wand that came with her Halloween costume to see if it would work.  She suspected it wasn't "real" but just had to double check.  She has never doubted Santa, not for one second.  [/quote]

For ages I had my daughter convinced her wand worked the garage door. Got an extra opener that I kept in the door. It was fun! Also she doesn’t think I’m a liar  because of it. [/quote]

For a few weeks my 6 year old believed I had eyes in the back of my head because I could see what he was doing with my back turned. (Strategically placed myself by the window at dinner time). The jig was up when he asked if his father could do it too and we said no, just me, and he got very upset at the injustice that not everyone could have eyes in the back of their head. So we told him and he thought it was hilarious and spent the next week practicing on his little sister, and we still joke about it. [/quote]

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