To wonder if anyone has - Santa's naughty list?

[iProcrastinate]

So, has anyone/does anyone know of anyone who has followed through with the threat of no Christmas presents over bad behaviour from their child? I haven't, but I'm just curious

My friend was telling me just the other day that as a teenager she had been caught smoking at school, she got no christmas presents that year and even had to go with Her mum to return one that she really wanted and had already been bought. I'm impressed with her parents determination!

But that was a teenager, it's not the same with a younger child.

Ah but did it stop her smoking, Notme?

An ex boss once put sticks in the 5 year olds shoes on the feast of st nicholas. he behaved and he got sweets the next day.

No, I wouldn't do it. I could never punish my kids by spoiling special days for them.

And seeing that about the two year old finding nothing on Christmas morning has me in tears, but I'm furious that no-one spoke to him all morning either. How fucking cruel is that?!?!

I think it is really cruel.

I never used special days as punishments.
Use whatever punishment or sanction for bad behaviour you would use at any other time of years. Why should bad behaviour at Christmas time be punished much more harshly?

How stressful and unkind is a long term threat hanging over someone (you won't get any Christmas presents' really mean and nasty.
And to actually carry it through - so unkind.

Ignoring a two year old all morning is vile whatever day of the year it is - how can they possibly grasp what is going on - really cruel.

My parents cancelled my birthday once. I was 6 or 7, can't remember what I'd done. I had no presents, no cake and they uninvited all my friends from my party that they cancelled. 30 years on and it still upsets me a huge amount. I would never do anything like that to my children.

The two year old being ignored and getting no presents has really upset me. How can people think that's acceptable? And there must have been a number of adults involved in that

I would never threaten it and I would never do it. It's just cruel.