A social worker has urged parents to stop telling kids that their gifts are from Santa.
The social worker took to social media to tell parents not to tell their kids that expensive presents such as iPads, iPhones and gaming devices are from Father Christmas, as it can upset children from families who can’t afford such luxuries.
The post was created last year on Facebook, but has been re-shared widely across social media again in the run up to Christmas.
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The social worker wrote: “I can not stress this enough. Stop telling your Santa age kids that their iPads, and iPhones, and 200 dollar toys are from Santa.
“Cause some families can’t afford that. Little Kids wonder why they got socks or a coat or hand me down toys from Santa and other kids got an iPad.”
The woman goes on to say that she has had parents cry to her over the fact that their child has asked if they weren’t “good enough” to receive the same gifts as their peers in school or if Santa didn’t like them as much as the other children who got more…
