Secret Santa Vs Surprise Santa

It's that time of year when schools/teachers/daycares host 'secret santa' activities.

This can be LOTS of fun for little ones, but it's also a great opportunity to educate the adults in your child's life about "Secrets Safety".

Here's a letter you can send to your schools principal and/or teacher.

I recommend BOTH.

And here's what you can say:

Hi [Principal's Name],

Happy [Day of the week], hope you're well!

I'm writing to ask that if this year any teachers are doing the tradition of 'secret santa', that the school adopt the use of "Surprise Santa" instead.

Secrets are meant to be kept and not revealed (and can be misused by unsafe/tricky people to mislead/manipulate people), whereas surprises are meant to be revealed after a period of time and can make people happy.

This is part of what we are teaching at home regarding secrets safety and can be a useful shift to adopt for kids so they can understand the difference between secrets and surprises.

[Teachers' Name] just wrote to all class parents about doing Secret Santa, and I emailed her the same information and thought it would make sense to send to you as well.

Please let me know if you have any questions or if you're open to learning more about this body safety concept that is important for all kids to know.

Many thanks!

[Your Sign Off],

Mom

And if you need more information or would like to learn more about SECRETS SAFETY check out my masterclass on it!

And for being such a proactive mom, use promo-code NOSECRETS to get 15% off the class!

Privates & Prevention Class

Learn the 5 effective ways to teach private parts and body safety for ages 2-8

Watch Free Class

Welcome to CONSENTparenting™!!!

Rosalia Rivera

I'm a Consent Educator, Abuse Prevention Specialist, Sexual Literacy Advocate, 2x TEDx Speaker, Co-founder & Chair of SAGE/Brave Movement, Rape Culture Disruptor, Founder of CONSENTparenting™, Host of the AboutCONSENT™ podcast, Creator of CONSENTwear™ and CSA Survivor & Thriver

Listen to the AboutCONSENT™ podcast

Weekly informational, inspirational & motivational episodes.

Join me in having an open, transparent and inspirational dialogue about all of these important topics that will move the sexual empowerment movement forward!