Santa’s lap is prohibited – NRK

Fear and any painful experiences should not be catered for under the nissebesøket. Why is santa’s lap, now a prohibited area at the mall Hvaltorvet in Sandefjord, type Sandefjords Blad, who first publicized the case.

the Newspaper writes that the centre manager Geir Ellefsen believes fangforbudet is extra important with the “Dark Room”-opprullingen and other abuse cases in mind.

– Has this connection with the “Dark Room”-opprullingen?

BY the SIDE OF: centre manager for Hvaltorvet shopping centre in Sandefjord, norway, Geir Ellefsen, says the kids can sit at the side of santa claus.

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– initially had no connection with it. But there are some children who might have had a ugrei experience. Then it can be okay that you don’t have to think about it when you are going to visit santa claus, ” says centre manager for Hvaltorvet, Geir Ellefsen.

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He tells us that senternissen even took the initiative to the scheme. Both the abuse cases and the fact that many children are afraid of santa claus recorded, according to the senterlederen.

– It is very common to be afraid of santa. Then it can fit okay to have a stool at the side of the. Santa’s chair is also very large, so that the children may sit next to santa on the chair.

Can senternissene be suspect, by refusing to allow them to have a child on your lap?

– No, I don’t think, santa claus is just good and kind. Hovedmotivasjonen our is the fact that most children should have an enjoyable nisseopplevelse on Hvaltorvet, ” says Ellefsen.

He emphasises that the shopping centre not have heard of that children have had bad experiences with santa claus at the center.

Going too far

Specialist in clinical psychology, Kjell Olaf Edvardsen, says he can understand that the intention is good, but you think it sounds violently out when it becomes illegal to sit on santa’s lap.

We need to put your foot down now. The children know santa claus as a safe figure, and it is wrong to tear down the myth. We need to stop hausse up about farlighetskulturen, ” says Edvardsen.

the Psychologist believes it is wrong to mix together nissetradisjonene with overgrepssakene that have been featured in the media in the past.

– You should be aware that children may be exposed to trauma, but this is going too far.