Tell children the truth about Christmas presents

Parents should tell their children the truth about Christmas presents, a German theologian has said, in order to avoid associating religion with untruth.

Die Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported that Michael Schnabel, an academic at the Institute of Early Paedagogy suggests that parents tell their children that Christmas presents are gifts from parents, not from the Christkind (Christ Child) who traditionally brings German children their gifts instead of Father Christmas or Santa Claus.