I know this is silly as my son is 11 and at secondary school BUT we've tried very hard to keep this alive for him as long as possible. We just came back from Lapland and re-ignited our son's belief in Father Christmas, we met the reindeers and the great man himself. I really thought we might get one more Christmas with him believing - however, today, 11 days before Christmas, his literacy teacher goes and says "now I know you all know Father Christmas is not real".
What should I do, my son is really upset as he doesn't think he will get any presents (we told him that once you stop believing than the magic goes and there are no presents and the parents have to do it). How can a teacher tell a class of 11 year olds that it's not real. I am so angry, how dare a teacher take it upon herself to tell a class that it is not real. Right now I feel like making so much fuss as it has ruined the magic for our son and he will probably tell our daughter who is just 9 that it's not real too.
Any advice would be welcome.
I dunno, I dont blame the teacher as at 11 would expect kids to know about Santa, but what age is right for them to be told? Should you let a 13 year old belive? Or is 8 right?
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I dunno, I dont blame the teacher as at 11 would expect kids to know about Santa, but what age is right for them to be told? Should you let a 13 year old belive? Or is 8 right?