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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 92094" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>You're definitely not alone. Our difficult child used to steal things from the house, from school, from local stores, etc. Anything he could pick up and slip into his pocket. </p><p></p><p>Like your son, Pnuts, mine can't keep it to himself. He will show me the things he "found" and come up with a warped story of where he got them (even if they came from my handbag or little easy child's toy box). Then when called on it, he will tell boldfaced lies about stealing.</p><p></p><p>difficult child also "modifies" (in other words pulls apart or destroys) many of the things he steals, so they're in no fit state to be returned by the time he's done with them. </p><p></p><p>We keep all doors in the house (bedrooms, home office, laundry room, workshop, etc.) locked at all times, we search difficult child's room at least every other day, check his backpack every day. When he undresses for his bath, we check the pockets of his clothes (and check the bathroom drawers in case he stashes something in them). </p><p>If we take him with us to a store, he has to hang onto the shopping cart the whole time, and we keep a very close watch on him. </p><p></p><p>It's hard, but as the others have said, if you can't see the humour in it then the stress becomes overwhelming. </p><p></p><p>Susie, I love your idea of sewing his pockets shut. I will definitely have to look into that.</p><p></p><p>All the best,</p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 92094, member: 3907"] You're definitely not alone. Our difficult child used to steal things from the house, from school, from local stores, etc. Anything he could pick up and slip into his pocket. Like your son, Pnuts, mine can't keep it to himself. He will show me the things he "found" and come up with a warped story of where he got them (even if they came from my handbag or little easy child's toy box). Then when called on it, he will tell boldfaced lies about stealing. difficult child also "modifies" (in other words pulls apart or destroys) many of the things he steals, so they're in no fit state to be returned by the time he's done with them. We keep all doors in the house (bedrooms, home office, laundry room, workshop, etc.) locked at all times, we search difficult child's room at least every other day, check his backpack every day. When he undresses for his bath, we check the pockets of his clothes (and check the bathroom drawers in case he stashes something in them). If we take him with us to a store, he has to hang onto the shopping cart the whole time, and we keep a very close watch on him. It's hard, but as the others have said, if you can't see the humour in it then the stress becomes overwhelming. Susie, I love your idea of sewing his pockets shut. I will definitely have to look into that. All the best, Trinity [/QUOTE]
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