After the lecture on lying, it got me thinking about parents and their children, and the constant emphasis we get as kids, on telling the truth, all of the time. This all seems a bit strange, considering from a very young age, we are told that Father Christmas visits every year to bring presents, that the Tooth Fairy will pay us for our old teeth, and that a giant easter bunny brings us chocolate eggs every easter. How can adults think it's fair to have double standards with children? Parents lie to their kids on an almost daily basis, but kids get punished for telling one little lie. Does lying to children about these fantasy figures make life better for them?! Or potentially make it worse?! One child at christmas could get a playstation3, whereas another may get a book, or a dvd. How do parents think it makes their kids feel, that Santa seems to prefer one child to another.
How many lies can you think of that your parents told you as a child? I found this website very interesting! http://www.cbn.com/family/parenting/PinocchioParenting.aspx
1 comment:
I was thinking about this too, characters like Santa and the Toothfairy are a major part of most children's childhood but then someone goes and tells them its not real and they are gutted!
I think its hypocritical of parents to tell their kids that Santa and such are real.
Such emphasis is put on telling the truth as a child, no wonder children are confussed when they find out their parents lie to them about Santa.
I think it would be better if parents told their children that Santa is just a character then the children could decide whether they believe in Santa or not, it would be alot fairer!
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