I always made sure that the children understood that "Santa Claus" Father Christmas" Old St Nick" etc...have SO MANY children to give to that they can only give you something small. That way IF I could not afford what the child desired for Xmas and the Family could not come to the party then they could not have it. At around 13 + the famil would start to give $20 - $50 and THAT was when the children would SAVE their xmas $$ and go an buy what they wanted.
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
