Does Threatening Bad Azz Kids With The Absence Of Santa Clause Keep Them In Check??

Kids have so much access to the internet, TV, and other information that it seems hard to keep anything a secret anymore. But, the tale of the jolly fat man that brings toys to good boys and girls is one of the most powerful weapons that parents have in the war against their little bastards or bastardettes…

Every December, parents go through the same rituals. Trimming the tree. Baking the cookies. Using Santa — or his helper, the Elf on the Shelf — to threaten the kids.

Most parents will admit that they’ve outsourced discipline to Santa at least once. As in, “He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. And he may just cross you off his list, if you don’t stop screaming right now.”

Yet many experts say this ploy doesn’t work for very long and sends the wrong message. When children are hungry or tired, even the threatened loss of presents won’t help them control themselves, doctors say.

“The Santa line only works for about five minutes,” says child psychologist Edward Christophersen of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Turning Santa into an “enforcer” also drains a lot of joy from the holiday, he says. “It paints Santa in a very negative light.”

We have to agree with this one. After spending hours in malls, stores, and shops we’ve seen unruly kids reaction to the “Santa threat” and each and everyone of them acted “nice” for maaaybe four and a half minutes, then all hell broke loose again.

What do you think about threatening kids with taking away their Christmas?

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