There are so many knock offs that you can get to replace those. Walmart has wireless earbuds for $20. A nice cheap tablet is like a iPad. Explain that once you fill up the memory on an iPad you can’t put more on, but with a tablet it can use a SD card with memory like 64g. Also explain that Santa doesn’t bring all the toys so you must pay for the rest yourself. In our home santa brings one present and the rest are from parents. Usually the present santa brings isn’t expensive because I didn’t want other children being upset learning that santa gave my kids expensive presents but not them.
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Can you get some cheaper alternatives or maybe even look on ebay and see if there are any second hand items she has asked for cheaper…My sisters having similar issues with her 7 year olds…I said just say santa doesnt bring those sort of gifts if other kids have them its cos their parents bought them…x
My kids know Santa is us smh 
I try telling them no it’s not they said yes you are …
My kids just know every kid gets different things from Santa he will get your list but decide what u need this year. We only do santa gifts mom and dad bring things on bdays which is the big item they wanted all year
I honestly have never told my child santa was real… She has known that I am the one who gets her things. Being a Christian family we don’t go overboard because that is not what it’s about. Almost every month is Christmas to my kids. When they ask for something they get it. You can always celebrate king james day (I think) it’s after Christmas when all of the stuff goes on sale. 
The truth in the beginning maybe 
. But I don’t do the Santa thing so
At our home Santa only brings the kids 2 presents. It’s normally nothing expensive but something on the list. We provide one big present and a couple small ones. We’ve told our kids that Santa has so many kids he can only make two gifts and they aren’t expensive. Maybe say well ya know Santa can’t make electronics. Also with the earbuds they have knock offs for 10-20 bucks. Maybe get them and say well Santa doesn’t make apple products because that’s someone’s special business but he was able to make these.
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I tell my kids it takes the elves longer to build electronics so they know if they get something big there won’t be as many different items because the elves were so busy
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I’ve always stuck to clothes and stockings from Santa, and more expensive things from parents. I am not raising the kid who ends up ruining Santa for the entire class because some parent has to tell their kids the truth because better behaved kids got less from Santa than naughty ones. Santa doesn’t like rich people better.
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Redirect the list, show her items on Amazon that you can afford create list example: books, board games, outfits, something to build. Art projects, drawing. Activities.
Make less expemsive gifts from santa and explain that parents buy the expensive gifts that Santa cant make
I’m so happy my kids dont believe in santa! But if they did I think that they would be happy with anything they got. I started a tradition of making them go through their toybox before the holidays and we bless other who might go without this year… I think people have lost touch with what’s important in life… As parents its are job to guide them and teach them…
Personally in our home Santa never gives any expensive gifts. I think it’s unfair to other kids who only get something small, they cant understand how some kids get something extravagant and they don’t.
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Omg, seriously?
The world is ending and you guys are worried about Santa not bringing stuff?
That’s what happens when you keep lying to your kids about a guy named Santa who brings a bunch of stuff that they will probably won’t appreciate.
Maybe in the past Christmas was an occasion to bring families together.
But now, I swear is all about spending money that most of the time people don’t have. To make kids believe in a guy that doesn’t exist.
Very absurd.
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I told my daughter that Santa has been very busy because of COVID-19 so ask for only one thing that way everyone is able to get a gift. She said ok.
We usually just do Santa does the small stocking items.
Cause Santa does bring expensive gifts at my house parents do. We’ve always done that 
Tell her Santa brings small but meaningful gifts and leaves mommy and daddy to get the expensive stuff because he doesn’t want to make other kids feel bad if he doesn’t bring them all expensive stuff
I have ALWAYS made the expensive gifts from.mom and dad for this exact reason. Its not fair to other children to make them think Santa loves someone else more. Parent take the credit for the expensive ones ! Santa can bring the little gifts !
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Truth be known her friends have already told her the truth of Santa ( some kids don’t care ) my sister told her daughter that she got a call from Santa and he told that she is older now and its time that mom and dad have to help so he could help the other little boys and girls that younger then her
Santa brings a gift box of a few used (but like new) books every year my kids love it we all read together Christmas night 
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We’ve explained that Santa has to buy electronics and we go half’s on them. “But Santa makes it” has come up and we’ve answered with not Nintendo, otherwise the game system wouldn’t work with games that he wants to play.
I raised my kids to think I paid Santa for their gifts. Therefor it turned into “do you think you can pay Santa for so and so” worked for me over the years.
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.y kids are told Santa brings one small thing and the rest of presents are from parents and family
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I tell my kiddos Santa doesn’t bring the expensive stuff. The elves only make toys. I wish all parents would realize the impact of expensive gifts for Santa. It is also my issue with elf on the shelf. Why does one child have an elf visit them and not another.
Idk if it helps but she’s still young and they made the ear pod things in a knock off brand for like $20 and you can’t really tell the difference without having to go into why Santa can’t do something find the work around. Or tell her Santa doesn’t do electronics anymore? To much time to make them lol
Use this as an excuse this year. Due to covid most elves aren’t able to be in the workshop.
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We told our 6 and 8 year old that we buy them all and that Santa chooses a few out of them because he doesn’t have the time to get gifts for every child now because there are so many families now days…so we leave the wrapping paper, sticky tape and scissors out…and they still believe in him and that he has still given them something
Don’t focus on how good she’s been or she will think she did something wrong. I tell mine that big gifts are from mom and dad because Santa has so many children to bring presents for. If we can’t afford as much, we tell them we won’t be able to do some of their big items. When they write their Christmas lists, I try to steer them to more price appropriate items. Take her to a store like Walmart to look for ideas! She’s young enough that if you prepare her she will be very happy on Christmas. How you are currently approaching will lead to disappointment.
I’ve always done it where Santa brings one smaller inexpensive toy and I’ve gotten the rest at least until my kids stop believing in Santa
Tell her Santa knows what you got her and knows what she has
I tell mine that we have to pay Santa so there’s still a budget, that’s why some kids get really expensive things and some kids don’t get as much…honestly though, I won’t be sad when Santa is no longer at our house and the realize we are the ones planning these fun trips they get for Christmas these days. 
I wouldn’t tell her it depends how good she is, when she doesn’t get those things she will think she is bad. I would remind her Santa provides toys for lots of kids, it’s mommy(/and daddy) who buy the big things. It’s a good age to teach about money, my kids are 4,6,8 and 11 and they grasp the concept of earning things.
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My daughter did this due to YouTube kids, I went on Amazon and showed her different things in her age range and got her to change her mind.
My youngest told my older ones that santa wasn’t real when he was 3 so I really don’t know. But I never had santa bring big gifts he only filled the stockings because a lot of kids parents couldn’t do the big stuff we did.
For mine im honest. The simple not expensive gifts are from Santa ( dolls, cars, games, etc) the expensive gifts and electronics are from mommy and daddy!
My kids did that too. That’s a tough one. My daughter wanted to give her American Girl Doll and accessories to a friend because Santa will just bring her another one. Ummmm…no baby. Santa isn’t going to bring you all new AG doll stuff. You need to keep that. 
Santa never gave my kids the big presents. It was always us. That way once they stop believing it wasn’t as big of a let down. Tell her Santa has to get alot of boys and girls presents so he only gves the smaller stuff.
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Santa fills the stocking with candy and small toys, maybe a few things outside the stocking. He does NOT get credit for things we bust our ass for
Santa in our house only does small items and anything big present wise is from their loved ones
I’ve never had Santa bring all the gifts. He brings one, and it’s something that looks home made, like an elf would be able to build lol a wooden truck or a nice doll, I take it out of the package and wrap it.
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I tell my kids that Santa doesn’t do electronics mom and dad do those Santa brings the smaller stuff especially the needed stuff
You get the knock off brand earpods for lot less then Apple brand. She dont wont be able tell the difference. For other things explain to her you have to pay Santa for what he brings. Show her price on ninetdo switch explain you can’t afford nothing like that its to close for Christmas for to asking for that. For expensive items you need to know several months ahead of time. My granddaughter is 6 we raising her we ended up taking YouTube off her tablet last year cause she watch those kids toys review. That her thinking she had to have all those toys those kids was getting.
My kids get toys from Santa. Sometimea clothes. Anything electronic ia from us
I would tell her some of the Santa’s elfs got sick so there’s a shortage of presents this year!
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At our house Santa does the stockings and a small gift.
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Explain to her that Santa doesnt bring the big gifts that he leaves ONE gift and fills the stocking. That mama and family buy the rest. I refuse to tell mine Santa brings it all because not all kids get big or amazing gifts and I dont want mine hurting their feelings by saying santa got me this expensive gift and you nothing.
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I tell my children that Santa doesn’t bring electrics and pets. 
Always seemed to work for us. And then that doesn’t have them going to school saying Santa brought xyz. The more expensive gifts have always come from us.
That’s why Santa only brings stocking stuffers to our house. I made that decision on my oldest first Christmas. That way if he doesn’t get that cool and expensive gift, we can explain that mom and dad just didn’t have the money for it at the time.
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We do the stocking from Santa and everything else from us.
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We always told our girls that we had to pay Santa for the gifts!!
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Sounds like a great time to explain money to her. She’s plenty old enough to do chores, earn her own money and save for what she wants.
You could explain that because of covid the elves haven’t been able to do as much this year?
But this is why we do Santa different in our home. My kids know that almost all of their gifts come from us and other relatives. They get one gift each from Santa every year, and that is usually a$20-$40 toy. Last year was giant stuffed animals that cost $20. Year before was new snow sleds $35. I also explain that because their parents can provide their “needs” Santa can send a “want”, but some kids parents cannot provide all of their needs so Santa brings them a need instead, like a new coat or gloves or clothes etc.
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I tell my kids the kids on the YouTube are just paid actors and its all lies
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Just tell her those are things their parents buy them Santa brings socks and undies and stuff like that
I’ve always told my children that things that are trade marked (Nintendo/apple/barbie/nerf/ect) let Santa have a certain number of their products to split amongst all the children and he has to decide who gets what. He has a waiting list for those who have already received something from that brand and he knows who have been asking longer. I also told them that some parents buy these things and gives them to Santa to give to their child(ren) and that is why these children seem to get so much.
In my opinion, Santa brings small things like coloring books, barbies, etc. parents provide the big gifts. That way children whose parents can’t afford big gifts arn’t feeling like Santa doesn’t love them as much because they didn’t get a switch or a tablet
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We told our kids Santa has a lot of kids to bring presents to and he can’t do expenses gifts. They have never once questioned it.
Also we don’t do everything from Santa and have always made the expensive items from mom and dad
Add we have twin 10 yr olds who have decided Santa isn’t real and a 7 year old who still believes but that has started questioning it and asking Google cause I also don’t want to ruin the magic and won’t give a straight answer about it 
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Elves can’t make apple earbuds or laptops
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This is the reason why I’ve always given very simple toys to my children for Christmas from Santa. Because Santa gives toys to everybody and it shouldn’t be something elaborate. If it’s a large item just tell your kids it’s from Mom or Dad take the freaking credit for it don’t give it to Santa.
I told my daughter Santa can’t make branded items like Apple or Microsoft or Nintendo because he could be sued. Lol
We also told her we have to wrap the gifts for Santa because that takes a lot of time and that’s why the wrapping paper is the same as what we bought.
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Honestly maybe you should tell your daughter that Santa Claus brings the smaller stuff and mommy and daddy gets the bigger stuff. I don’t have not much advice because when my daughter was 8 /9 years old. playing hide and seek she accidentally found all her presents. Iv always bought my daughter expensive things for Christmas and birthdays because I can’t get them through the year like that. They’re like this year my daughter is excited because we have been building her a brand new bedroom and she’s getting all new dad remind arms and expensive earphones is on the list but that’s because she is always needing hurt your phones for school for whatever. I used to buy the Barbie dream houses and things like that for Christmas time and all the Barbies and all the accessories I would spend what 5-6 maybe $700 just on Christmas and then in January my daughter has a birthday and I don’t do birthday parties anymore we just go to an expensive restaurant she gets a gift card to go get what she wants. but usually kids do get PlayStations and everything for Christmas I know that much and they did when I was a kid those were the main gifts game systems the games to them karaoke machines. one year that’s how my friend learned that she could sing she woke up Christmas morning and she had a karaoke machine and everything to go with it and nobody even knew she could sing that was the year she got her $900 dog okay all the way from Alabama they went and got this dog she was a Teacup Poodle and put her in this big box Christmas morning right in front of her bedroom. Christmas is supposed to be magical you know what I mean especially when they’re little like that and I really believe in making it as magical as I can especially For The Memories but they are kids and they are only kids once and when they’re grown is gone and then you’re going to be taking back and going, Gee I should have gotten that stuff for my kid or you know something like that.
I tell my kids Santa doesn’t bring electronics or pets because it’s too much work for the elves.
I also dont want to give the fat man credit for the expensive gifts. Nah bro, those came from your parents who busted their butts all year to bring you joy.
I told my kids Santa doesn’t buy big electronic items. If they get things that are pricey I put “from mom and dad” they know Santa sticks to toys here.
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I always told mine that Santa charged us for gifts and what we paid for is what Santa thought they deserved. They were grateful for everything they got.
Santa doesn’t buy expensive nor deliver expensive. Santa gives one item and the rest come from mom and dad.
Flat out, Santa doesn’t bring those gifts. Or, better yet does an 8 year old really need 200+ ear buds? Say, Santa doesn’t bring what you don’t approve of.
I’m sure its been said, but tell her that the elves don’t make that kind of stuff. They make toys. Not electronics.
Girl ,don’t do it ,don’t say a word n get whatever you think she needs, she will grow up with all this fancy,expensive shits, n later in life, she will run over you. You don’t let her do you like that. Does she do dishes daily? Help sweep n mop? If the answer is NO; you’re raidsing a monster. Sorry. I’m old enough to know.
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We have expensive presents from mom and dad, and mostly stuff that’s just enjoyable from Santa good luck!
Screw santa. I want credit for the $$ gifts.
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Zebit it what we did I just spent over a grand put 250 down and 166 a month for 6 month this is our second Christmas doing this
Not written by me, but I absolutely agree with this. I saw it a few years ago and have kept it in mind ever since.
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Maybe volunteer for a homeless shelter and teach her the gift of giving. Sure she may be young but kids are smarter than we give them credit for
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My kids know that Santa doesn’t bring any electronics
Tell her YouTube is fake and that’s not real life. It’s not untrue. It’s really not real life for the majority.
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Please take back your statement “remember it depends on how good you’ve been”. That can lower a child’s self-esteem & cause behavior issues in otherwise good kids. Imagine you’re a decent kid. You do what you’re supposed to do most of the time. You don’t get in a lot of trouble. You REALLY WANT a special toy that you don’t get. But you watch the bully at school, cousin or neighbor who’s always bad get all these things you don’t. Then your mom tells you “it depends on how good you are”. She’s going to wonder how this stranger has determined she’s not good enough but those mean kids are.
I’m honest with my kids. We don’t have a lot of money. They get what I can afford. They even get used toys for Christmas because I can’t afford the full priced new toy but I can afford it used. I’ve never taught my kids that a stranger determines their worth or what they deserve. It’s ridiculous to me to tell a child that.
There was a year that the DSL was very popular. My son wanted it badly. I explained that I can’t afford it but he could earn it. With help from my family & a few friends he earned almost enough to buy it by his birthday. I threw in the remaining as his birthday gift. He’s an adult now & still talks about how important it was to him to have earned it rather than be given it.
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I told my kids Santa doesn’t bring expensive things. Those are things that are earned and saved up for. But we also do allowance from chores. Don’t do the chore don’t get the money. I feel like it teaches them to earn things and I noticed if they save for it they appreciate and take care of it.
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Santa always should bring the small stuff. You get her one or two items from her list, then she’ll know why Santa didn’t bring those things is because the knew mum and dad were getting it
Santa only brings one small/reasonable gift in our house and the rest they know comes from us .
My kids are 7 and 4
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Just explain to her that it’s been a rough for Santa and he wants to make sure that every little boy and girl got something. And that we need to appreciate anything that we get. Because there’s a lot of children and I won’t be getting anything. And yes she is old enough to understand.
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Tell her Santa has a budget?
Buy off brand, cheap stuff. She will be just as excited !!
I would tell her that some of those videos aren’t real. Yhey are like commercials and the kids don’t really get to keep those expensive toys
I used to tell my kids that Santa only gives small toys, clothing, and little accessories (hair supplies, toothbrushes, jewelry, and so on). I had to do this when my oldest told me they thought that Santa didn’t like them because other kids got game systems or phones. I told them that sometimes parents buy their kids stuff and write “from Santa” on them. That Santa is for those that don’t have as much as others, and he does not give more to those that have more. That it isn’t about how good you are or not. They’re now older and have told me that they understand why I told them what I did and how it made them feel better when other kids tried to rub in their faces about what Santa got them.
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I tell my son that Santa doesn’t do those kinds of gifts, that things like tablets and video game consoles come from mommy and daddy. He is 7 and seems to understand.
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I always told my kids Santa doesn’t buy big expensive gifts cause he has to buy gifts for other kids
You can get off brand wireless headphones. Or maybe Find a cheaper used laptop online? Just a suggestion to help!
Don’t make the most expensive present from Santa …it comes from you!
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Yeah I grew up knowing Santa brings some stuff but my parents get the expensive things in reason. But I actually knew mom and dad were Santa since like 3 hard to keep it a secret when I was the youngest child and nosy lol
Get her one if possible doesn’t need all that, there r other times to get gifts
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In my experience if you’ve raised your child to appreciate gifts. It won’t matter what the get on Christmas morning because they are getting something and that makes the magic. They will be so thrilled with any surprise it won’t matter what it is. And “if they do say oh I asked for this” I always say. Maybe next year.
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I know believing in Santa is part of most kids childhood. It is important to give your children memorable childhoods. I am not a Jehovah’s Witness but I can understand why they dont do the Santa Claus thing. As most Christians want to tell there children to believe in a man who brings you gifts and be good and you will get what you want or believe in the Easter Bunny he will bring you a basket the tooth fairy etc. As they get older we tell them these invisible beings that we cant see and we wanted them to do the right thing for to get a reward is not really real it’s a story but, the man we call Jesus Christ that they also cant see and we want them to believe so they will make it to a place they cant see also in is real. I can see how a child maybe begin to question their faith in what is real and can be seen versus what is not. I did the Santa Claus thing with my son who is now 22. I saw the disappointment in him when he found out it was a lie now I want to tell him this man called Jesus is real what’s he to believe. I now have a 2 year old and a 1month old who will probably not experience Santa Claus. I know some may thinks it’s wrong but their Christmas will be just as special as a child who is fed lies and if they want to tell their kids there is a Santa that’s fine, but they will know the real meaning of Christmas and will not have to question their faith as some of our children did when they found out their was no real Santa Claus and for those who don’t have a religion or faith dont have to worry about explaining to our kids why we should believe in some things but not everything.
I tell my children that yes santa brings the gifts but we still pay for them…
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In my home Santa has only brought one small gift and an ornament for them. Which they will be able to use for their own tree until they have their own family.
Santa should never bring expensive gifts. That is on you if you made them believe that is the what they should expect.
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I explain to my kids that YouTube is not real life. It’s basically “normal” people making their own tv shows and what they buy and get as gifts isn’t real, it’s all an act. My oldest is 22 and my youngest is 3. The YouTube craze had definitely made living a real life harder.
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I told my kids that because of coronavirus and the elves not working much as they were ill , and Santa not having much money this year because he helped a lot of families who were affected by covid, there might be a possibility of not getting everything on the list.
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Tell her the elves didnt have enough time to make enough of those toys this year.
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