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Children on the Naughty List?
Find ways to address misbehavior without ruining Christmas day.
It would be wonderful if we could blame Santa for putting our children on the naughty list. It would be even better if we could blame him for that lump of coal in their stockings. But since parents play Santa every year, we are the ones who have to address misbehavior. And a lump of coal just won't do. When I was about six-years-old, I had officially become a brat. I was spoiled beyond measure and very ungrateful. It wasn't until one Christmas that my whole attitude changed. My parents had recently separated when Christmas came around that year. We had less money than normal to spend on Christmas and my parents did the best they could. Being the brat I was, I did not care that they did not have enough money, I just knew Santa would come …
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