( ( The parent ) ( ( said ( she ( was ( ( having ( a ( difficult time ) ) ) ( ( ( ( explaining ( the situation ) ) ( to ( her child ) ) ) and ) ( maintaining ( ( ( the ( child 's ) ) belief ) ( in Santa ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN parent)) (VP (VBD said) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP she)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBG having) (NP (DT a) (JJ difficult) (NN time)) (S (VP (VP (VBG explaining) (NP (DT the) (NN situation)) (PP (TO to) (NP (PRP$ her) (NN child)))) (CC and) (VP (VBG maintaining) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN child) (POS 's)) (NN belief)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Santa)))))))))))) (. .)))
The parent said she was having a difficult time explaining the situation to her child and maintaining the child's belief in Santa.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Children)) (VP (VBP resemble) (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS parents)) (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP have) (NP (JJ similar) (NN dna)))))) (. .)))