There should encourage children to believe in Santa Claus?

Virginia O' Hanlon

Here is her letter to Virginia O'Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of the newspaper "New York Sun". The letter was sent just before the Noel in 1897.

Many doubt whether Santa Claus is real or not? Parents should continue to build a true Santa Claus image or telling the truth for children to know. Whether the child continues to believe in Santa Claus does is encourage the lie?

Most psychologists believe that lying to children about Santa is harmless, could even benefit. For example, Santa Claus may be the mirror of altruism and contribute in creating family traditions, Professor Jared Durtschi Kansas State University (United States of America) said. "Santa Claus is a symbol of the ban Player love . I think that is a wonderful thing and would be useful for a child throughout his life ".

Help children believe in magic

NHA psychologist Karl Rosengren in the Northwestern University (USA) said: "young children easily believe in Santa, because they always believed in miracles. Children from 3 to 6 or 7 years to believe in magic when their expectations about the world are not true ". This makes children vulnerable to being convinced about the existence of Santa Claus, but this belief needs to be nourished thanks to my parents and the culture from which it formed.

"Belief in things imagined and Santa Claus is the result of the belief in miracles, but this faith must be boosted thanks to the culture around them. A child cannot think of the idea of Santa Claus, "Rosengren explained.

The period of distrust

When older children, about 7.8 years and begins to think logically, they started asking questions about the existence of Santa Claus. Child has parents fake reindeer droppings and ring the Bell outside the window to imitate Santa's sleigh might believe so the babies get the gift cards come there by his mother, or gift wrap paper has just like the rest of the gifts. So, you have found out the truth or not depends on whether the parents are trying to protect the secret of this magic or not.

Usually, the child's belief will be wobbly when chatting with a friend who does not believe in Santa Claus. At that point, parents can tell you that Santa Claus isn't real, as long as you don't make your child feel myself stupid as to believe in Santa Claus.=