Santa Claus is comin’ to town! How to help kids manage the big build-up to Christmas

Penny Van Bergen

Santa Claus is comin’ to town! How to help kids manage the big build-up to Christmas

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Abstract

School is out and Santa is on his way, but there’s still a bit of a wait before he wriggles down that chimney. The days before Christmas are both exciting and challenging for children and families.

How can you manage kids’ excitement in this last build-up to Christmas? What should you do if emotions run over? And how might you respond if all the focus on Santa means some kids start asking if he is real?

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation Media Group
Publication status	Published - 21 Dec 2023
Externally published	Yes

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