Psychology & Psychiatry
Watching Harry Potter films enhances creativity in children: study
Parents who feel guilty about letting their young children watch too many fantasy movies on TV can relax.
Mar 22, 2012
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News tagged with santa claus
Psychology & Psychiatry
Should you tell your child the truth about Santa? A psychologist's view
While most people agree that it is bad practice to lie to children, most parents will make an exception when it comes to Santa Claus, the roly-poly, white-bearded philanthropist who visits at this time of year with a sleighload ...
Dec 21, 2015
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Health
Santa calorie counting
Heated debates often flare in the festive season. Fuelled by the spirit of Christmas, controversial ideas can be flung flippantly across the table.
Dec 12, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why children really believe in Santa: The surprising psychology behind tradition
Many of us tell our children about a rotund, bearded man in red, who lives in the icy tundra at the top of the world. He is tasked with judging the moral worth of children everywhere. He has a list. He has checked it twice. ...
Dec 4, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why it's OK for kids to believe in Santa
Many children today know Santa Claus as that jolly man in red who delivers presents to children on Christmas Eve. But the legend of Santa stretches back hundreds of years to a monk named St. Nicholas.
Dec 16, 2019
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Medications
It's the flavor of the season, but be wary of peppermint platitudes
Peppermint, like Santa Claus, seems to be everywhere you turn at the holidays. And also like Santa, when it comes to evaluating claims about it, the most scientific minds will tell you they need more evidence.
Dec 14, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
'Tis the season: Family expert says parents should let kids' beliefs about Santa develop naturally
(Medical Xpress)—When it comes to Santa Claus, a Kansas State University expert says let children believe in the jolly old elf as long as they want.
Dec 13, 2012
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Health
Study dispels myth that Santa only visits children who are nice
A study in the Christmas issue of The BMJ dispels the myth that Santa Claus rewards children based on how nice or naughty they have been in the previous year.
Dec 14, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
After worry, joy arrives for mother of quintuplets
The new mother of quintuplets kept her excitement in check for the first six months of her pregnancy—even putting off setting up a nursery.
Dec 21, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Opinion: How the 'Santa lie' helps teach children to be good little consumers
It's that time of year – the season when parents, schools and retailers sell one of the most magical lies to children: Santa Claus. But far from being a harmless way to fire children's imagination at Christmas, the "Santa ...
Dec 21, 2016
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