Child accidentally reveals the truth about Santa to his classmates

​A mum has found herself in trouble with the school her son attends after revealing the truth about Santa to her five-year-old.

A mum discovered her young son accidentally revealed the truth about Santa to his classmates. Picture: TikTok

An Aussie mum has admitted telling her son the truth about Santa Claus has left her in hot water with his teachers. In a video posted to TikTok, Jaz Landgren revealed she had no choice but to explain the truth after her five-year-old son became terrified of Santa entering their home while he slept.

“He was crying to me and asking ‘is someone going to come into my house when we’re sleeping?’ He felt really unsafe,” she said.

“Of course I told him, no, it’s okay, all of the presents are from me and dad. I’ve been as honest as I could possibly can about what the tradition of Christmas and Christmas magic is about.”

When her son started kindergarten earlier this year, the mum-of-two realised she may have made a mistake.

“Apparently the topic of Santa Claus has come up. We received a message from the school saying he is ruining Christmas for his peers,” she said.

She said the idea of Santa doesn’t really sit right in 2024. Picture: TikTok

“He is telling people he knows it’s not real because mum told me so. His teacher would like us to talk about it to him to make sure he doesn’t ruin it for other kids.”

She then asked whether she was in the wrong for telling her son the truth about Christmas.

“I just thought everyone has different families, everyone has different traditions, I thought it was the role of the school. I don’t think he or I should be in trouble necessarily,” she said.

“Gifts from strangers … only be good if you want to get gifts, I don’t like any of that type of language.”

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Commenters were divided over whether the decision was a good idea.

“I was livid a kid told my four-year-old in kindergarten. It’s not about Santa it’s about the magic of Christmas, make the most of it their childhood is short,” one commenter wrote.

Another mum said teachers should make it clear that every child is entitled to their own beliefs.

“How would the teachers know what kids knows or not? My sister is seven and still believes, not the teachers job, teachers teach different religions which makes kids understand,” she wrote.

Commenters were divided as to whether the mum made the right decision. Picture: TikTok

“You’re not in the wrong for telling him, but you also need to have a conversation with him that some children believe Santa is real and that’s magical and makes people really happy and we want to help keep the magic alive for them. Teachers have a million jobs to do, so parents have a place to help them out too,” a third added.

Other commenters agreed that the idea of a stranger watching children while they sleep and knowing when they are awake is more than a little creepy.

“My kid was petrified of Santa showing up in the house when we’re sleeping, getting burned coming down the chimney, then lighting the house on fire. Not to mention, watching him all the time,” one commenter wrote.

“My kids are autistic. My daughter was petrified Santa was coming into the house so we told her around seven or eight-years-old, the anxiety for her wasn’t worth it. Do what’s best for your family,” a second mum wrote.