Could believing in Santa Claus lead to mistrust of parents?

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This Santa story has gone viral and reminds us of another parenting story that sparked lots of conversation among our readers this year. In January, this paper published an article by Leonard Sax, a family physician, psychologist, and author who wrote a book called “The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt our Kids when We Treat them Like Grown-Ups.”

Sax wrote that "The hierarchy of parent over child no longer exists. Instead of parents exercising their authority because they know what's best, they are focusing on making children happy and boosting their self-esteem." He also argued that "parents should focus on helping children develop skills such as self-control, humility and conscientiousness, meaning they think of people other than themselves." Sax's approach to parenting led to a lively discussion on Dayton Daily News' Facebook page.

Following our story on Leonard Sax, we wrote follow up pieces asking parents for their thoughts on Sax’s opinions as well as the thoughts of a local expert.

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