This is probably a shitpost but like, in all seriousness, it isn't good to tell children you aren't raising that Santa isn't real because that can start a fight in their family and you have no idea what the home life is like.

Honestly, if you are raising kids then I'd actually advise explaining to them that Santa is a cultural practice/story. I legitimately do not understand why we are teaching children that kindness needs to come from fictional supernatural sources to be joyous as opposed to teaching them gratitude for gifts they are receiving. Santa also teaches kids that "good" people get more stuff. So families in poverty are left with having to explain why their kids didn't get as much stuff. (Also, if they got gifts from the community then this is a great chance to teach the value of mutual aid)

We REALLY don't need Santa as a culture but also...many parents aren't the most....dialectical of people...the chance that the PARENTS will pull hysterical antics about how "Christmas is ruined now!!" And pass that onto the child is too damn high. Knowing Santa isn't real won't ruin the holidays but other people's behaviors currently can