In Praise of Lying to Children
Defending the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, and the Tooth Fairy
Christmas is gone. Easter is coming. Children are losing their teeth.
Year in, year out, the same debate rages: is lying to children OK? Specifically: is it wrong to systematically deceive a child (whether as a teacher, parent, or Mall Santa) into believing in Santa Clause, the Easter Bunny, or tooth fairies?
A while back, I posted an interview with J…
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