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Selected Media Coverage<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Click on the links below to see featured articles about our research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Parents Magazine – Can Kids See Ghosts?<\/em><\/a>

The Verse – Dr. Jacqueline Woolley on Believing in Magic<\/em><\/a>

Washington Post – Is luck real, and can you change yours? It\u2019s complicated.<\/em><\/a>

Moms.com – What To Do If Your Child Says They See ‘Ghosts’<\/em><\/a>

The New York Times – Kids Need Superheroes Now More Than Ever<\/em><\/a>

The New York Times  – I Feel Weird Lying About Santa<\/em><\/a>

Discover Magazine – Why We Feel the Need to Knock On Wood<\/em><\/a>

CNN – Opinion: Halloween is getting a little too scary<\/em><\/a>

Washington Post – Why do so many kids \u2018see ghosts\u2019? We asked some psychologists.<\/em><\/a>

Association for Psychological Science – Getting a Grip on Reality<\/em><\/a>

The Cut – Little Kids Think Birthday Parties Cause Aging<\/em><\/a>

Salon – Dear Santa Claus: Why do I still believe you exist?<\/em><\/a>

Science Friday – The Real Guide To Imaginary Companions: Episode 2<\/em><\/a>

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HBO – Beware<\/em> the Slenderman<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n


The Wall Street Journal – Why Mom Believes in Santa<\/em><\/a>

Zero to Five – Do preschoolers really confuse fantasy and reality?<\/em><\/a>

The Atlantic – When Kids Stop Believing in Santa<\/em><\/a>

HuffPost – Why the Whole Family Benefits When Kids Believe in Santa<\/em><\/a>

CNN – Slenderman stabbing case: When can kids understand reality vs. fantasy?<\/em><\/a>

NPR – How Real Is The Candy Witch? Pretty Real, By Some Measures<\/em><\/a>

Psychology Today – Imagining the Impossible at Christmas Time<\/em><\/a>

Slate – The Santa Lie: Is the big Christmas con hurting our kids?<\/em><\/a>

TIME – Is The Hunger Games Too Dark for Kids?<\/em><\/a>

The National – Fact versus fiction: how best to tell our children the truth<\/em><\/a>

The Wall Street Journal – The Power of Magical Thinking<\/em><\/a>

The New York Times – Do You Believe in Magic?<\/em><\/a>

The New York Times – Do You Believe in Surnits?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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