A new study poses the theory that kids believing in Santa Claus could be damaging in the long run and cause them to distrust parents. CBS News reports that the study by a psychology professor at the University of Exeter in the U.K. hypothesized that the “morality of making children believe in such myths has to be questioned.”

Key Takeaways:

• According to two experts, going along with the pretense that Santa Claus is real is damaging to our relationships with our kids.
• To make us feel even worse about our deceitful, immoral selves, they also suggest we may be perpetuating the Santa myth not for our children’s happiness, but because we can’t just cope with the realities of adulthood.
• As far as we know, no child has ever reported Santa-related psychological harm, or attempted to sue their parents for failing to take responsibility for their Christmas gifts.

“According to two experts, going along with the pretense that Santa Claus is real is damaging to our relationships with our kids.”

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