They then found out Santa didn't exist when nothing from the secret list arrived on Christmas morning. One child had simply figured out that "It was impossible for such a fat man to fit down the chimney." Around a third (30%) also said that their trust in adults had been affected by their belief in Father Christmas.Īn 11-year-old was also woken up by their slightly drunk father, and not Santa, dropping presents, while another realised that Santa and their father had the same handwriting.Ī child from the USA said at nine they had, "Learned enough about math, physics, travel, the number of children on the planet ratio to the size of the sleigh to figure it out on my own," and another nine-year-old even set a trap, writing a secret letter to Lapland which wasn't given to their parents. If you're wondering if your kids are still expecting Santa to bring their presents this year, most have stopped believing in Old St Nick by the age of eight, according to the first international academic "Santa survey," while many parents wished that they still believed in Father Christmas even as adults.Ĭarried out by psychologist Professor Chris Boyle, from the University of Exeter, UK, people around the world were asked to report on what prompted them to change their minds about Santa, and how they felt when they realised he didn't exist as part of The Exeter Santa Survey.īoyle received 1,200 responses from all around the world, revealing that the average age when children stopped believing in Father Christmas was eight.Ī third of of those surveyed also reporting feeling upset when they discovered Santa wasn't real, while 15% had felt betrayed by their parents and 10% felt angry.
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