@stef.ferraz: Just to make this clear: By any means I am here to tell you how to parent or what to do, and no, I don’t judge parents who teach their kids to believe in Santa. This video is truly just to share my opinion and why we don’t focus on Santa Claus in our home, and what we do instead. Bellow I have a few articles if you’re interested to read and to learn more, they are very enlightening. To be honest with you guys, before having my daughter I was planning on raising my kids pretty much the same way my parents did, and one of the things was to create this “magic” around Santa, presents and etc. However, once I learned that Santa wasn’t real - when I was about 6-7 years old - the magic of Christmas was kinda lost. And that was something that I didn’t want to repeat with my own kids. Growing up we didn’t have much money, so when I saw other kids getting more or better presents than me, it made me feel sad because “Santa” didn’t like me, or that I wasn’t good enough, or that I was in his naughty list. I truly never want any of my kids to feel this way, and I always want to be very truthful about things, so we can have a good relationship. So because the purpose of Santa and presents was lost that early on, that is when my parents focused more on what Christmas is truly about, and started to talk more about Jesus, share stories of Him during Christmas, sing Hymns to bring the spirit of Christmas even closer, to serve one another… that was so much better than a fat old man bringing me presents (in my opinion), and it even helped me to appreciate more my parents for everything they did to make Christmas unforgettable, even when we didn’t have much. Again, this is just my personal experience and opinion, and I hope to bring a different perspective about the subject without offending anyone (which is definitely not the purpose of this video). Here are the links for the articles: https://time.com/5752951/lying-kids-santa/# https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/christmas#:~:text=For%20members%20of%20The%20Church,(Luke%202%3A12). https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2005/12/the-real-christmas?lang=eng - #christmas #christmastime #jesuschrist #toddlerlife #momlife #momoftwo #motherhood

486

2024-12-25 10:01:39

To see more videos from user @stef.ferraz, please go to the Tikwm homepage.