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The Santa lie could be harming our children’s mental health and undermining their trust in parents, according to health professionals writing in Lancet Psychiatry.<\/div>\n
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Professor Christopher Boyle of the University of Exeter, believes that parents are motivated by a desire to return to the joy of childhood rather than simply creating magic for their children.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe morality of making children believe in such myths has to be questioned,” Boyle says.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll children will eventually find out they\u2019ve been consistently lied to for years, and this might make them wonder what other lies they\u2019ve been told.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether it\u2019s right to make children believe in Father Christmas is an interesting question, and it\u2019s also interesting to ask whether lying in this way will affect children in ways that have not been considered.\u201d<\/p>\n

From the University of New England, Australia, Dr McKay adds: \u201cThe persistence of fandom in stories like Harry Potter, Star Wars and Doctor Who well into adulthood demonstrates this desire to briefly re-enter childhood.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany people may yearn for a time when imagination was accepted and encouraged, which may not be the case in adult life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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