It’s nearly Christmas and I know, from my own experience and from watching my children grow up, these are days when doubts about Santa Claus bubble up. It’s inevitable, kind of a right of passage, a ...

We’re back to a timeless debate in our society, which returns every year in December: at what age do you tell your kids that Santa is not real? Do you ever tell them, or do you wait for them to find ...

An opinion columnist explains her decision not to teach her children to believe in Santa Claus. The author wanted to avoid the eventual "lie" and potential breakdown of trust with her children.

Children are always looking for things to believe in: fairies, unicorns, mermaids, and of course Santa. For a holiday about joy and whimsical winter cheer, having a face for the holiday makes sense.

Christmas time with kids is filled with warm, cozy traditions: Listening to Christmas music while decorating the tree, going to look at Christmas lights with hot chocolate in hand, and taking the kids ...

As my fifth grader barged through the door after school one day, chatty as ever, she bombarded me with the statement I have been anticipating for years. “Google says Santa isn’t real,” she declared. I ...