Santa Clause
And the child psyche
Eventually, children discover the truth about
Santa Clause.
BY LYING TO CHILDREN FROM
AN EARLY AGE, ARE WE
TEACHING THEM NOT TO
TRUST AUTHORITY?
Discovering the truth about Santa may also lead
children to doubt the legitimacy of similar
characters.
BY GIVING FICTIONAL
CHARACTERS CHRIST-LIKE
QUALITIES, ARE WE GIVING
CHILDREN A SHAKY
FOUNDATION FOR FAITH?
Santa is more popular among many Christian
children than God is, despite the fact that Santa
is given so many qualities in order to make him
more like Christ.
SINCE SANTA CLAUSE OFTEN
OVERSHADOWS JESUS
AROUND THE HOLIDAY
SEASON, DOES PROPAGATION
OF THE SANTA MYTH
ENCOURAGE BLASPHEMY?
Santa Clause is used as a tool to explain the
long-term consequences of bad behavior to
children.
HOW DOES THE PORTRAYAL
OF SANTA CLAUSE IN MYTH
AND POPULAR CULTURE
AFFECT CHILDREN'S MORALS?
Teaching children about the Santa Clause myth is
a tool to control their behavior by bribing them
with presents.
BY TEACHING CHILDREN
ABOUT SANTA, ARE WE
TELLING THEM TO BE GOOD
ONLY FOR THEIR OWN SELFISH
REASONS?
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