DEAR ABBY: It's that time of year again when parents take their kids to see Santa. As a professional Santa's helper for many years, may I offer some suggestions?
Let your children approach Santa on their own. Do not force your child to sit on Santa's lap. Santa has been seen in books and on TV, but he is now real, big and loud. That can be scary to a child. If he or she wants to stand at a distance and talk to Santa, that is OK. Sometimes just holding the child and standing next to Santa is all it takes for a child to warm up to the idea of sitting on his lap.
If your little one is upset and you want a picture with Santa, have someone else snap the photo while you stand by your child. Let Santa talk to your children while you hold their hands. Santa (if any good) will pace the visit and stop it if it's taking too long. If children are afraid, do not let Santa grab at them to put them on his lap. That will only make the problem worse.
I hope this helps to make the visit easier. -- SANTA'S HELPER IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
Let your children approach Santa on their own. Do not force your child to sit on Santa's lap. Santa has been seen in books and on TV, but he is now real, big and loud. That can be scary to a child. If he or she wants to stand at a distance and talk to Santa, that is OK. Sometimes just holding the child and standing next to Santa is all it takes for a child to warm up to the idea of sitting on his lap.
If your little one is upset and you want a picture with Santa, have someone else snap the photo while you stand by your child. Let Santa talk to your children while you hold their hands. Santa (if any good) will pace the visit and stop it if it's taking too long. If children are afraid, do not let Santa grab at them to put them on his lap. That will only make the problem worse.
I hope this helps to make the visit easier. -- SANTA'S HELPER IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
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DEAR SANTA'S HELPER: Ho-ho-ho! Thank you for being ABBY's helper today. I hope parents will take your sound suggestions to heart when introducing their little ones to the jolly man in the red suit.
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And sometimes kids know something you don't and you should listen to them. LOL.
DEAR SANTA'S HELPER: Ho-ho-ho! Thank you for being ABBY's helper today. I hope parents will take your sound suggestions to heart when introducing their little ones to the jolly man in the red suit.
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And sometimes kids know something you don't and you should listen to them. LOL.
3 comments:
Hey - are you now blindly deleting all posts from somebody 'anonymous'? Sorry if I was too critical, but please take into account that I love to come to your blog and should be able to say something not drained in sugar.
It would really help if you had a name, you don't have to register. Just hit the URL option and type one in.
This picture freaks me out. What a creepy Santa-guy and the terrified look on that little girl's face!
I take my dogs to see Santa, and I've taken my son once or twice when he was young. The only time he smiled was when we went to the local Harley dealership, and he got his picture taken sitting with Santa on a beautiful Harley. The year after that he just told me "no", and I said "okay".
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