Christmas miracles, or How to strengthen the belief in Santa Claus

Several years ago, shortly before the new year, walking in the immense wilds of the Internet, I suddenly had a one unexpected discovery. You will not believe, but there are a huge number of people who do not like New Year's holidays. Thinking over the causes of this phenomenon by comparing the bright, happy stories and some sullen, pessimistic stories of others, understand that the cause of love or no love for the New Year lies in our distant and not very childhood. We all loved once this holiday, we all waited for the New wonders, surprises and gifts. And, perhaps, of how completely sold our expectations and dreams, is now, and we treat this holiday. Virtually erased from the memory standard sadikovskie matinee and feasts in the palaces of culture, where vodili our mothers and grandmothers. However, home to the fun surprises and changing, Papin good eye behind the shaggy eyebrows Santa Claus, the guests and the mess, if they were in our children's lives, will not forget ever. And, although we have no longer believe in Santa Claus, but still, like children waiting for a winter holiday, if not miracles, then at least the feeling of something unusual and good.

In anticipation holiday
Handsel holiday is not worse than the holiday itself. But it is for us adults. Our time is rushing tantivy not WILL look back - and here it is, New Year's Eve. For the baby, however, is quite different. It is creeping barely moves formic shazhochkami. And every day a little ride with mum dad the question: "Well, when it finally? When the tree, presents, Santa Claus?" But we can, first, to help the child understand how many days left until the long-awaited celebration. And, secondly, to make the boring wait in the circulation of daily surprises and exciting classes. In short, miracles will start right now! Make it easy. Built with small calendar with the number of days remaining until the New Year. Its overall design is of no importance. Decorate the calendar New Year's symbols and tinsel on its own. Or make it as a Photo of your family photos. Let it be fotorasskaz on the events of the year. Most importantly, the number next to each attach to the ribbon, small bags (you can sew or use a specially-purchase opaque sachets). In each bag place a small surprise for the kid. As it will be depends on your imagination: soap bubbles, chocolate eggs, candy, mini-builder, an inflatable balloon, a small book, Hairpins, beads, small toys, pazzly, foam bath, crayons, etc. In short, everything that can please your pipsqueak. In addition, each bag place a note, to forfeit any job. From now on boring days are canceled! Every morning kid straight out of bed to escape to the calendar, another day of strike and cut with a gift bag. How many gifts left on your calendar, and many days before the New Year. A bag is not only a gift. There is also a note with an interesting task for the evening. Maybe along with my mother to read some New Year's story, see the New Year cartoon or a children's movie. Maybe make carnival costumes, beads for the tree, snowflakes and boxes of paper, bake cookies, write a letter to Santa Claus, Unlearning Christmas song or poem. Maybe festive sign paints a window pane or make greeting cards for fathers, and grandmothers with a grandfather. Or blind in the yard of a snowman and improvise for the bird feeder.

Do not forget one of the evenings, following the note, the whole family to go for a walk in the city decorated for the holiday, we look at holiday windows and, of, ones you'd like to buy Christmas toys, snaps and party poppers, Bengal lights, all those happy things, without which the festival is not a holiday . Such evenings are not only remain in the children's memory for life and give this baby a feeling of triumph. By creating a wonderful holiday for their children, we are in a little bit back to my childhood, expect Christmas wonderland almost the same as our kids.

In Defense of Santa Claus
What Christmas miracles without Santa Claus? Every child and most parents sure know that the jolly good grandfather there. Otherwise, where is taken under the tree the most desired gifts? But there are mothers and fathers, who do not believe Santa Claus and seek, as soon as possible to tell about it to his son or dochurke. The main argument is: why would deliver the child knowingly lie? So short and undermine parental authority. Still, he will ever know the truth and will be disappointed. Yes, ever know, but how wonderful New Year's holidays the child live in happy anticipation of the very extraordinary miracle that necessarily will happen. After all, miracles happen only to those who believe in them! Psychologists have argued that belief in Santa Claus just needed the little man. And the longer it will be to believe, the better. Why do we need it? First of all, the child is absolutely necessary to believe in miracles. This ability is formed in early childhood. It helps all kinds of magical tales and true stories about a good grandfather, a magician, which is the most magically brings gifts of children. Belief in Santa Claus does not pass without leaving a trace. She leaves a distinct footprint in the subconscious and firm belief: miracles are possible. Why this should be an adult man? Many of us sometimes occur in the life of such events, the power over which we can not get into their own hands. Then we can only hope for a miracle. The belief in a miracle - one of the most important defense mechanisms of human psyche. This not only gives strength to fight, but also helps to preserve mental and physical health. In addition, it is believed that babies, with an extensive children's imagination and faith in miracles grow people sociable, open, self-confident.

Gifts from mother to father on New Year's - is, of course, great. But Santa Claus must surely make a difference. And what does this get: all the friends baby Santa Claus brings gifts, and he himself - no. Therefore, it is worse than others? And, of course, do not turn the delivery of gifts to the educational process: "You will not engage himself - Santa Claus will not bring you a gift. It is only the good children on the occasion congratulated! This is unlikely to give the desired result, but can spoil the holiday.