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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 452485" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>This is going to be somewhat unwelcome advice.</p><p></p><p>Look around for anything potentially dangerous or valuable. By this I mean medications (including over the counter); some kids think they're like candy. Jewelry. Money. Sharp objects like scissors and knives. Your H is in the Army, right? So - ammo and firearms.</p><p></p><p>Can you lock your bedroom door? This will provide a "safe haven" for the things you need to lock up, and though many of our children are accomplished lockpicks, at 4 y/o your son probably isn't.</p><p></p><p>As for the food - put things out of his reach or (if you have to) locked up. Unless you have the resources to buy a small refrigerator, I'm afraid the yogurt is going to get eaten.</p><p></p><p>Also, a small window-type alarm, available for about $4 at Wal-Mart in the hardware section, could be used to startle him. Put it where you can reach the on-off, but he cannot. That way he sees when YOU open the fridge, it's not a problem, but HE must ask.</p><p></p><p>My "little thief" is 16, and we literally had to buy a safe for medications, and a STRONG <strong>outdoor</strong> lock for the bedroom. She still managed to get in. However, she's none too thrilled that she has felony drug theft on her record.</p><p></p><p>At 4, he hasn't quite gotten the connection between what he <em>wants</em> and what he is allowed to have. Given what else I've read about him, it may take a long time before this really connects.</p><p></p><p>It hasn't yet with O.</p><p></p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/hugs.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":hugs:" title="hugs :hugs:" data-shortname=":hugs:" /></p><p></p><p>I finally quit</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 452485, member: 6705"] This is going to be somewhat unwelcome advice. Look around for anything potentially dangerous or valuable. By this I mean medications (including over the counter); some kids think they're like candy. Jewelry. Money. Sharp objects like scissors and knives. Your H is in the Army, right? So - ammo and firearms. Can you lock your bedroom door? This will provide a "safe haven" for the things you need to lock up, and though many of our children are accomplished lockpicks, at 4 y/o your son probably isn't. As for the food - put things out of his reach or (if you have to) locked up. Unless you have the resources to buy a small refrigerator, I'm afraid the yogurt is going to get eaten. Also, a small window-type alarm, available for about $4 at Wal-Mart in the hardware section, could be used to startle him. Put it where you can reach the on-off, but he cannot. That way he sees when YOU open the fridge, it's not a problem, but HE must ask. My "little thief" is 16, and we literally had to buy a safe for medications, and a STRONG [B]outdoor[/B] lock for the bedroom. She still managed to get in. However, she's none too thrilled that she has felony drug theft on her record. At 4, he hasn't quite gotten the connection between what he [I]wants[/I] and what he is allowed to have. Given what else I've read about him, it may take a long time before this really connects. It hasn't yet with O. :hugs: I finally quit [/QUOTE]
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