There’s no need for parents to bust the Santa myth. Children figure out the truth themselves, at a developmentally appropriate time. In the process, they build their reasoning skills.
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How Trey Parker and Matt Stone made it for the long haul. Parental Advisory: explicit content.
Kids as young as seven have a good enough sense of logic to work out the truth and why it can be better to lie.
How about a black Santa story, for a change?
What’s so wrong about not wanting your child to believe in Santa?
An object lesson in seasonal geopolitics.
Most children are not likely to believe that fish live on the moon. What makes children accept some stories and be skeptical about others?
Before Christmas became child-centred, Father Christmas was the personification of a mid-winter feast of merrymaking for adults – and he brought no presents.
Stories about Santa can help to develop imagination, so there’s nothing wrong with bringing a little joyful magic into your child’s life.
The celebration of Christmas has distinct variations around the world, with many of these local traditions arising from particular historical circumstances.
Is it really all Ho, Ho, Ho? Or could believing in Santa harm your child’s development?
How best do we teach our kids that the world is not always as we’d like it to be? The ‘when’ can be out of parents’ control, but there are parts of the ‘how’ that are more manageable.
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