Parents, sooner or later, have to give up “maintaining a fairy tale” about Santa Claus for their children, warned psychologist and gestalt therapist Ekaterina Zinovieva.
Discussing at what age the child would be the best to do this, she advised to look at the emotional state of the child. In particular, there are children who “hold on to this magic”, and in this case there is no need to sharpen and “interrupt traditions.” It is worth maintaining faith in a fairy tale. And you also need to understand that “the child has a need for her,” reports MK.
According to the expert, in fact, the need for a “fairy tale about Santa Claus” may be wider. She is in a sense of security, as well as in the belief “in the protection of some forces from the outside.” And in such a situation, the expert believes, it is necessary to “cultivate a sense of security in reality, within the family.”
At the same time, Zinovieva called preschool children the most vulnerable. It is better not to tell them the truth about Santa Claus. But schoolchildren, for the most part, can already understand that this is just a game. They can decide for themselves whether to continue to participate.
At the same time, the expert recalled that in modern families, many parents decide never to “lie to their children.” This often leads to the fact that representatives of the younger generation may not even know about the existence of the winter wizard.
Source: Rosbalt
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