Is it Really Lying?

Some parents find tell their kids the truth about Santa when they are little because they see it as lying to their children. In fact, the movie, Miracle on 34th Street, the whole premise is that Dorey Walker tells her daughter, Susan, the truth simply because she does not want her to tell her a lie and have her believe in a fictitious character. But, psychologists have come to terms that it is okay for kids to believe. It may be hard to hear that there is no man with flying reindeer who slides down our chimney, but is it part of any childhood. If the parents do find it to be deception, then they are encouraged to tell their kids about Santa but to keep it toned down. Although some kids are heartbroken, myself included, when they find out the ugly truth, it is unlikely for them to be mad that they ever believed in the first place.