Stop Lying to Your Children About Santa — Especially if Your Motivation Is Wrong

Your good intention can backfire

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A week or two ago at the dinner table, we were chatting as a family and the topic went to Christmas. My younger son (who is 22 now), being a cynical old self, claimed: “Adults tell this ‘Santa is real’ lie because they want to control their children.”