SC telling my DC that Father Christmas isn't real

[olivers]

What do you do about this?

My DC are young (<6). SC is 9. He's telling them in secret (whenever we aren't listening) that FC isn't real and now my DC are overly suspicious and making comments about him not being real.

I'm huge for Christmas and this is just younger than I could've imagined to start losing that sector of the magic so soon because of SC.

I'm not sure at all what the best way to go about this is? Any help?

Such a good point!

So these parents who want to keep their children 'believing' should tell the head teacher of their kids' school, the mayor of the town, Wikipedia, etc, that information about Santa Claus should not be supplied to their kids? How does that work? It's not just siblings. There are local kids in the neighbourhood and school friends to police.

You just completely ignored the point I was making.

I'm not a FC enthusiast. If my kids find out from some other kid, then they find out. That is not my hill to die on so I'm the wrong person to take it up with.

But you should be able to ask your own 9 year old to stop doing something, explain why, and have them listen. If they don't get why it's mean, it's innocent, but if they've had it explained to them, they need to stop it.

My sister told me Father Christmas isn't real when I was 6. She was 16 🤣. It was also discussed at length at primary school from about 7. This isn't a stepchild issue...

If you believe he will visit and leave presents. When you stop believing he will stop coming. This us what I always told my children

No but a child so close to you should be told. I have a 12 year old and I’ve told him not to tell his younger siblings. My children have an older half sibling (my former dsc), and their older sibling was told not to say anything. Both done as they’re told.

I know you can’t control what happens at school or whatever, but you can control what happens at home.