InnerSource Holiday Party

According to a Canadian study of 45 hospitalized pediatric patients, awareness (but not necessarily belief) of Santa Claus was universal. By the modified structured Santa Claus Interview, positive answers to the interview questions were:
- 'a red suit'
- 'a white beard'
- 'at or near the North Pole'

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Study results showed:
- that kids generally discover the truth on their own at the age of 7 years
- 2 out of 3 kids said that they felt a sense of pride in figuring out the truth about Santa
- Half thought that even though Santa was not real, they liked the idea of Santa
- Parents described themselves as predominantly sad in reaction to their child's discovery.
- at middle childhood period (from 7 to 12 years) children are able to think about Santa Claus simultaneously in 2 different ways: as a pleasing idea that helps them enjoy Christmas, and as someone who is fantasy.
reference: CMAJ. 2002 December 10; 167(12): 1325-1327.