<table> </table> No kid wants to admit to the &#8220;naughty&#8221; label &#8212; not this time of year.</p><p>Anyway, it&#8217;s such an up-or-down kind of question. Naughty or nice? What, no gray area?</p><p>We asked youngsters recently about their overall naughtiness or niceness, but then we had a few follow-up questions. Turns out few kids, even this time of year, will claim unerring niceness.</p><p>Among brothers and sisters, for instance, filching candy seems to be a common misbehavior. General sibling torment is up there. And then there&#8217;s the occasional outburst directed at a parent.</p><p>Here are excerpts from our conversations at Crown Center. For their honesty, participants got to reach into our red backpack and pull out a toy. </p><p></div> <hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> <strong><span class="subhead">DENG YOR, 10, Olathe</span></strong></p><p><strong>Naughty or nice this year?</strong></p><p>Both.</p><p><strong>Scale of 1 to 5?</strong></p><p>Three.</p><p><strong>Tell me one nice thing you did this year.</strong></p><p>I helped out my neighbor &#8212; she&#8217;s a senior citizen &#8212; with her trash in the morning.</p><p><strong>What about a naughty thing?</strong></p><p>I took some candy from my sister, and she cried.</p><p><strong>Did you feel bad?</strong></p><p>Yeah.</p><p><strong>Do you have any advice for kids next year?</strong></p><p>Santa&#8217;s always watching you.</p><p><strong>So next year, are you going to be a 3 again, or maybe a 4?</strong></p><p>A five!</p><p></div> <hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> <strong><span class="subhead">KELSEY BANE, 9, Topeka</span></strong></p><p><strong>So have you been naughty or nice?</strong></p><p>Nice.</p><p><strong>Scale of 1 to 5?</strong></p><p>Five.</p><p><strong>Wow. Good job. So tell me something nice you did this year.</strong></p><p>Help my sister clean the kitchen.</p><p><strong>Tell me something naughty you did.</strong></p><p>Nothing.</p><p><strong>Do you want some suggestions? Did you ever yell at your mom?</strong></p><p>No.</p><p><strong>Did you ever forget to do your homework?</strong></p><p>No.</p><p><strong>Your room is always perfectly clean?</strong></p><p>Yeah.</p><p><strong>You are good! Did you ever yell at your sister?</strong></p><p>I do that all the time.</p><p><strong>Any advice for kids about how to be nice, because you&#8217;re pretty good at it?</strong></p><p>I would tell them not to hit your sister or be mean to anybody, and help them out.</p><p></div> <hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> <strong><span class="subhead">GEORGIA KUNTZ, 3, Kansas City</span></strong></p><p><strong>Have you been a good girl?</strong></p><p>Mom: Say yes. </p><p>Yes.</p><p><strong>Do you remember something nice you did?</strong></p><p>I sat on his lap.</p><p><strong>On Santa&#8217;s lap. Did you cry?</strong></p><p>Shakes head no.</p><p><strong>That&#8217;s a good girl. Do you share your toys with your little sister?</strong></p><p>Yeah.</p><p><strong>Have you done anything naughty this year?</strong></p><p>Shakes head no</p><p><strong>Not one thing? Do you put your toys away?</strong></p><p>Nods.</p><p><strong>What did you ask Santa to bring you?</strong></p><p>A toy unicorn!</p><p></div> <hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> <strong><span class="subhead">SAVANNAH LEACH, 10, Merriam</span></strong></p><p><strong>Tell me if you&#8217;ve been naughty or nice this year.</strong></p><p>I&#8217;ve been nice.</p><p><strong>On a scale of 1 to 5, where are you?</strong></p><p>Four.</p><p><strong>Some friends here seem to disagree. Tell me something nice you did this year.</strong></p><p>Silence.</p><p><strong>You can think of one thing, you&#8217;re a 4!</strong></p><p>I went outside to play with my friend when I didn&#8217;t want to, but I did.</p><p><strong>Tell me something naughty you did.</strong></p><p>I kicked my little sister out of my room.</p><p><strong>That wasn&#8217;t too nice. What was she doing?</strong></p><p>She kept on talking when I was trying to read.</p><p><strong>She kind of deserved it, huh? Do you have any advice for anybody next year? What about something they should avoid doing?</strong></p><p>Get bad grades.</p><p></div>