What age should I tell my kids Santa isn't real - and how to explain it gently

Christmas is fast approaching, and while kids around the world are excitedly writing their letters to Santa and counting down the sleeps until the big day, others may be showing signs that their belief in Father Christmas is beginning to wane. But how do you broach the topic with your children, and when should you be honest about Santa?

As a mum to a very perceptive five-year-old who already surprises me with endless questions about how Father Christmas gets around the world in one night, this is a topic I've been thinking about already, and I don't always know how to answer on the spot.

To help, I reached out to Lesley Lasker, a Parent Education Specialist and founder and clinical director of Lasker & Associates, a Therapy Collective , to share all the details on what age to tell chi