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On the twelfth day of Christmas .....

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my true love gave to me ...... the hope for another year of believing.

We hear a lot about the magic of Christmas but I didn't really appreciate the magic until I saw the total belief and excitment for the anticipation of Father Christmas. It sounds like a terrible cliche about the wonder in a child's eyes but the toddler is suddenly very aware of Christmas this year and every day asks if it is Christmas yet. She doesn't understand that she will get a ridiculous amount of presents, she just loves the twinkling lights of the tree, the Christmas carols and the excitement that her big sister encourages as they open their advent calendars every morning.

The tween is 9 years old. This is apparently way past the age when children no longer believe in Father Christmas.

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I read a study recently that said parents across the UK are pulling the plug on the high-tech age in an attempt to keep things traditional when it comes to giving their children the type of Christmas that that they remember.

Customs such as writing letters to children from Santa and singing carols are on the up along with getting the whole family cooking together, a new survey from the Enid Blyton Estate reveals. In fact, despite the evidence that children are getting wiser to the fact that Santa may not exist, earlier on in their childhood, this is not affecting the light and hope that Christmas brings. (which is something at least)

The study – commissioned to mark the launch of Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories, The Famous Five Annual and The Magic Faraway Tree 75thAnniversary Edition (I loved the Faraway Tree as a child) – found that children, on average, stopped believing in Father Christmas two years earlier than their parents did. The average age for children to stop believing is now six years old, whilst for their parents,  it was eight years old.

However, almost half of the children surveyed in the UK aged 7-11,  still believe in Father Christmas thanks to the fact that 90% of adults are going to great lengths to keep children believing in the magic of Christmas.

I don't remember when I stopped believing in Father Christmas.

I don't want my girls to ever stop believing in the magic.

I know that they "have" to.

I know they will be ridiculed in Senior school if they are still believing at 13.

But for now, I would like to keep disappointment at bay and want another year of believing. 

Can I ask Father Christmas for that please??

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  1. Oh I was 6 - my mom was on her own and just couldn't cope I think. I came down when she was in the middle of setting it all up for me. My boy is 7 and I fear this may be his last year as he's just too smart and pulls us up on the flaws in our Christmas "story".

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  2. Ahh I remember my eldest telling me that someone at school had told him Father Christmas wasn't real - I have always told them 'if you don't believe he won't come!'

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  3. I'm not sure if my 9 year old is a believer or not - I think he's had doubts this year but may still believe. Hope so x x

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  4. I know I know and I'm the mum that has a yr six aswell as reception and I just refuse to acknowledge it with Dyl. When he has asked I have just ignored!!

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  5. Oh Goodness it breaks my heart that mine don't believe x

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  6. Still safe at 9yo in this house! He knows we couldn't possibly afford the lovely things he gets for Christmas, no matter what (only a few) classmates might tell him!

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  7. 6???!! Oh no, is this our last year then? *sobs*

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