What should parents tell kids about Santa?

Each year, parents around the world convince their children that if they behave, a jolly man in a red suit will come down their chimney and bring them presents to be opened on Christmas morning.
But could the age-old tale of Father Christmas be damaging to kids? That’s the question researchers pose in an essay recently published in the journal Lancet Psychiatry.
The paper, entitled “A wonderful lie,” suggests that children’s trust in their parents may be undermined by the