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will they ever be able to trust them again? Yet many adults will recall that they had not been traumatised by their parents' insistence about Santa in their childhood. They did not lose faith in their Moms and Dads! Still parents greatly reflect on this tradition that causes us to extol Santa's virtues. Santa's virtues are undeniable but it is the means utilised to portray them that bothers parents.

The Santa Solution

The solution lies in the truth! Don't tell your children that Santa doesn't exist. Solve the trust issue by explaining that Santa really does exist. Assure them that you really know that to be the truth! Santa may not look as he is portrayed but he does exist. Using this explanation you never have to contradict your assurances from all those past years. Children can grow and grandchildren can follow and become Santa's latest fans. And no one ever has to tell any child that Santa does not exist. Truthfully, he does exist! Santa may not live at the North Pole but as long as there are parents and children then he will exist.

Santa's Reason

Santa's story may be fantastic but it serves a valuable purpose. Of course the ageless, "Yes, Virginia,There Is A Santa Claus," explains it best. The truth of that editorial is staggering and timeless. Santa does encourage children to believe in what they can't see but is still very real none the less. As this eloquent piece from the New York Sun suggests, it is the thing which we can't see which is the most valuable. So if you the parent are Santa - not the legendary man from the North Pole - then what could be better for a child to believe in than the pure love between parent - child. All the thought, concern, and sacrifice, that you as a parent put into the Santa production is evidence that the essence of Santa is real. In the celebration of Santa we are not really promoting fantasy at all. We are showing what is most real - pure unconditional love. The Christmas gifts themselves are immaterial. The common adage - "It is the thought that counts" - is certainly true. Children gain their best sense of being loved through the ordinary but constant and reassuring routines of daily family life. Santa, however, is the ultimate festive manifestation of this surreal ideal. How appropriate that Santa's arrival is an end of year celebration! Santa then becomes a physical manifestation of an eternal emotion. Children learn to have hope, experience exquisite joy, and believe in what seems improbable and impossible from their

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