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Good morning you handsome and gorgeous lot. Let’s talk about Positive Parenting during the holidays. Rethink Conditional Magic. You are teaching your children you love them, respect them and they are important flaws and all right? Why are you teaching them “Santa” is different?
I’m not telling you to remove Santa or whoever holds your Holiday Magic. I’m telling you to reimagine them. They should give to all. If a child does something wrong, natural or logical consequences plus a talk from you should handle that. It shouldn’t affect their holiday.
Having some man, white or Black, keeping a list of all your child’s actions and judging them is wild and doesn’t apply well with positive/conscious parenting
And think about the children who’s families can’t afford things? Are the children to just assume they weren’t worthy?
I decided long ago I wouldn’t introduce Santa into my home. Then I was reminded of the other children my children would interact with and the importance of imaginative play at the 5 and below age. So I compromised.
Santa would not be some man with a list of kids who judges but just the purveyor of Christmas magic. He can look like anyone because he has to sneak into homes, so he can be any race, any gender. Sometimes he can use you to help. He gives to all but only 1 special gift.
