Santa is a bad influence on children. This is a fact. He is not real. While there are plenty of positive reasons to have kids believe, there are also negative affects.
One negative affect is that, well, you are lying to your kids. You are giving them false hope. You could potentially be scarring them for the rest of their life. They could end up never trusting you. Another reason is that you are basically teaching them that if they want something they can get it and it doesn't cost any money. Everything in life cost money, nothing comes free. Santa gives toys to kids who are good, but I can bet the there are plenty of kids in the world who are good but don't anything for Christmas because they can't afford it. This also causes kids to focus of material things rather than the actual meaning of Christmas and why it is celebrated. And Santa gives gifts to those who are simply and basically good, where to compared to God he gave us a gift but the gift can only be received if you except the gift, Jesus, as your savior.
The positive affects is that you allow your kids to dream and have an imagination. You have time to express to your kids the power of giving out of the goodness of your heart and wanting nothing in return. And Santa can bring a certain magic to Christmas. Businesses can also use Santa as a promoter, which I guess is good for business.
One negative affect is that, well, you are lying to your kids. You are giving them false hope. You could potentially be scarring them for the rest of their life. They could end up never trusting you. Another reason is that you are basically teaching them that if they want something they can get it and it doesn't cost any money. Everything in life cost money, nothing comes free. Santa gives toys to kids who are good, but I can bet the there are plenty of kids in the world who are good but don't anything for Christmas because they can't afford it. This also causes kids to focus of material things rather than the actual meaning of Christmas and why it is celebrated. And Santa gives gifts to those who are simply and basically good, where to compared to God he gave us a gift but the gift can only be received if you except the gift, Jesus, as your savior.
The positive affects is that you allow your kids to dream and have an imagination. You have time to express to your kids the power of giving out of the goodness of your heart and wanting nothing in return. And Santa can bring a certain magic to Christmas. Businesses can also use Santa as a promoter, which I guess is good for business.
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