How to tackle your kids’ questions about Santa

Dec. 20, 2024 3 AM PT

Upholding the Christmas spirit during the holidays can be fun for parents, but what happens when kids begin to question aspects of the magic as they get older? Here’s when and how experts say you should tackle the conversation about Santa.

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Jenny Gold

Jenny Gold covers early childhood development and education for the Los Angeles Times. Before joining The Times in 2023, she spent nearly 14 years covering healthcare for radio and print as a senior correspondent at Kaiser Health News. Her stories have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Atlantic, NPR, Reveal and Marketplace, among others. A Berkeley native, she is a graduate of Brown University and was previously a Kroc fellow at NPR.

Kate Sequeira

Kate Sequeira is the audience engagement editor for the Los Angeles Times early childhood education initiative. She worked previously as a production specialist for The Times’ Reading by 9 literacy program.