answer:I can explain what we have told our children. Santa presents are never wrapped. They may have a larger bow, or a special bow, but are never wrapped. Then again, Santa doesn’t “bring” all of their stuff. Keep in mind, one of my children is a teenager and participates in this for the benefit of her sibling. We never wanted either one to expect the world from Santa and also to understand that ********* doesn’t equal millions of gifts. We also stressed that Santa gives to so many, it would be selfish to ask for too much from Santa. Truth be told, neither of our children has ever gone without and get most of everything they ask for, unless it’s just ridiculous. My 7 year old asked for a 30 inch flat screen. I’m against the tv in the room thing, and wouldn’t approve of a new flat screen! I think we just watched too many friends have their children hand over Santa lists that were ridiculous, so we kept ours on the more tame side. We also wanted them to understand that the family exchanges gifts and that it wasn’t just about receiving. Everyone is different on how they handle this in their households. I don’t think there is a set of “rules” on how to handle the Santa thing. :) 12 and still believed? Yeah, my daughter went through Santa panic. She understood he wasn’t real, one year; but thought if she admitted it, there wouldn’t be a Santa gift. We let her in on the fact that she would still get something special.