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Courtney
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Posted: March 24 2006 at 10:56am \| IP Logged

My dd and I have read all the Laura Ingalls books together. We are now on the third book in the Rose Wilder series. I was looking ahead and noticed there's a chapter called something like "Does Santa Exist?". I'm not sure how to handle this. My dd is 8 and has never questioned Santa to me. I don't want to squash her belief. The chapter handles it well, but I still think it may start the questions with my dd. When Rose asks her mother if Santa is real, Laura responds by talking about the spirit of giving and the spirit of Santa (much of what we talked about with St. Nicholas this year). Anyone read this aloud with their children? It has caught me off guard. I think we're about 2 chapters away from this one. Any suggestions?

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Posted: March 24 2006 at 3:15pm \| IP Logged

You are lucky your dd hasnt asked questions so far. children talk amongst themselves so much and this is the age to look out for the Santa chatter. Better to discuss with her your beliefs first before she gets an earful from her friends, IMO.

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Posted: March 24 2006 at 7:46pm \| IP Logged

You might find this link to a Dec. thread helpful. I've decided here to let things unfold on their own rather than sitting them down and blowing it open.

You might be surprised as to how they'll handle the chapter. They may ask nothing.

Santa Thread

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Posted: March 24 2006 at 11:36pm \| IP Logged

I'm not sure how to suggest handling an entire chapter like that! I just thought I'd mention that I regularly edit read alouds a bit to keep a book from ruining the belief of my younger ones. It certainly keeps me on my toes to try to read smoothly while jumping ahead with my eyes to see how I can change the wording to avoid spilling the beans. If I have my 7 year old (who can read perfectly well) sitting next to me, I even try to hold the book in a way that keeps her from reading over my shoulder and knowing that I've changed the wording.

Does your 8yo always sit next to you for this book? Is she aware of the chapter titles? I wonder if it's possible to simply skip this chapter if the answer is no to those questions?

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Posted: March 26 2006 at 8:36am \| IP Logged

teachingmom wrote:

I wonder if it's possible to simply skip this chapter if the answer is no to those questions?

I was thinking more about this too. I skip chapters/ pages if there's something that my kids don't need to hear. I don't think that it refusing to deal with reality, I think its just being protective and smart.

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Posted: March 26 2006 at 9:14am \| IP Logged

Thanks for the suggestions. Usually, my dd is right at my shoulder when I'm reading (she's a snuggler). I think I'll try and skip it.

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