My eldest granddaughter has already been told that phone calls will be made to the man in the red suit if she doesn't behave. However, does she understand the true meaning of Christmas? I doubt it. Did I at her age? In all honesty, probably not. Despite going to church every Sunday morning and Sunday School every Sunday afternoon. I'm sure she will understand in a few years time when she realises who Santa really is. No matter how much we tell children not to be greedy at this time of year, they will always want more.
My two used to feel hard done by. Both happy with their lot on the 25th until they compared notes when school went back. My daughter got a Sony personal CD player one year, most of her friends got TVs & computers. Sorry for rant.