12:30pm, December 22, 2017
![little girl whispering in Santa's ear](https://www.sciencenews.org/sites/default/files/styles/growth_curve_main/public/2017/12/main/blogposts/122217_LS_santa_feat.jpg?itok=lHjAKTai)
The more live Santas young kids see, the stronger their conviction is that the Santas are real.
TYLER OLSON/SHUTTERSTOCK
Over the past week, my little girls have seen Santa in real life at least three times (though only one encounter was close enough to whisper “yo-yo” in his ear). You’d think that this Santa saturation might make them doubt that each one was the real deal. For one thing, they looked quite different. Brewery Santa’s beard was a joke, while Christmas-tree-lighting Santa’s beard was legit. Add to that variations in outfits and jolliness levels.
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