On the eve of the New Year, you always face the same dilemma: do you tell the baby who put gifts under the tree? I do not want to deceive him, but I can not explain why you are acting as a grandfather - a wizard! After all, the child is waiting for a fairy-tale hero!
Here and this time the kid spent the whole evening talking about Father Frost and was about to wait for the good sorcerer until dawn. In the end, still calmed down and fell asleep. So it's time for the ritual. You carefully step on tiptoe so as not to make noise. Get out of the cupboard pre-cooked box of chocolates, a typewriter, a doll, or a teddy bear, a piece of golden paper, scissors and scotch tape. In a few minutes, the cherished gift will be ready. You gently put a shiny bundle under the Christmas tree. And in the morning you will be awakened by the enthusiastic exclamation of the child: "Mummy, come here, look sooner, what did Grandfather Frost give me!" So is it worth destroying a naive belief in a miracle? Keep from temptation and do not deprive the child of the holiday. The time will come, and your baby will guess everything himself. But faith in magic will continue! Well, remember, how many years have you been looking for gifts under the tree and writing letter-wishes to Grandfather Frost? What with the fact that the mythical storyteller does not really exist? The main thing is that the gift under the tree, left especially for you, created the atmosphere of a holiday and a miracle. So do not worry about rhetorical questions, let your little one live a little longer in the world of your imagination!
Unshakable faith in a good saint is preserved in children up to 5-6 years of age. But do not rush to put your naive six-year-old on your knees and offer him a serious honest conversation. After all, he grows up every year, which means that faith in fairy tales and miracles becomes more unsteady. For crumbs, Grandfather Frost - a figure quite real, like mom and dad. The child does not strain his imagination when he imagines a fairy-tale grandfather. For him, there is nothing strange in the fact that the wizard Frost lives in distant Lapland, and on New Year's Eve with a bunch of gifts rides around the yards on a reindeer team! True, today's kids have no idea what a chimney is. And if you say that Grandfather Frost miraculously penetrates through the door or a slightly ajar window, the kid will not be surprised at all. But if you tell everything as it is, his magical world will collapse.
On the other hand , many children by the age of 7-8 experience severe disappointment when they realize that no Grandfather Frost exists. Some people suffer this normally, others suffer. Sometimes older brothers and sisters pour oil on the fire, categorically declaring: "What grandfather? Gifts for the Christmas tree are put by mom and dad! And you really still small, if you believe in such tales. " Where is the saving output? Of course, a 10-year-old son or daughter does not make sense to talk about Grandfather with a snow-beard, a fairy country of Lapland, a reindeer harness and a magic bag with gifts - he is unlikely to believe. But a child of up to six years can fully answer: "You know, your older brother grew up and does not believe in Grandfather Frost. Therefore, I put gifts for him under the tree, I and my father. But you believe in a wizard, and he will surely come to you! "
If your child is only 2-3 years old , do not hurry to introduce him to Santa Claus - the child may be frightened. Give the crumbs a little time to get used to the storyteller: let him get used to the bright costume, the long white beard. It is noticed that many children of 2-3 years at once tend to the Snow Maiden, but Father Frost is afraid.
You can ask the older child to keep the secret of Santa Claus. After all, you can not deprive a younger brother or sister of a holiday! Tell me that someday they will also play Santa Claus before their own children. If your child no longer believes in mythical images, do not insist. Just tell me how you yourself learned the truth about Father Frost in due time. Explain that this is how adults help children save wonderful memories of childhood.
Fairy magicians are all-powerful : they do good and punish evil. And Father Frost in this series is an exception, because he never punishes anyone and does not judge anyone. He - as an absolute good, always comes to the child, always, always give a toy or a box of chocolates. For children, he is quite real, teaches them to do good deeds from childhood and ... forgive. Fabulous Grandfather, unlike St. Nicholas, never put a rod under the tree for bad behavior. The world of children's fantasy is a shelter for the baby, its reliable support. And the crumb is very important to feel that there is a magician who remembers him and will necessarily come to him.