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Help, my 8 year old is a thief.
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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 61097" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>My daughter was a thief at that age. Nothing worked. Nothing stopped her. I did learn that it was a lack of impulse control that caused the theft rather than a conscious decision to steal. The lying was the knowledge that she had done something wrong, that she would be punished and, more importantly, that I was disappointed in her behavior. I don't know if that helps you, but it did make it more bearable to me. </p><p></p><p>Finally, I sewed up all pockets so that nothing could be placed in them. Her packback and purses were all clear plastic. There would be a search in the bathroom before we left any place -- she hid things in her underwear for awhile. It didn't entirely stop the theft, but it did slow it down.</p><p></p><p>She finally quit stealing when she was about 18. I have no idea what was the trigger to get her to stop, but stop she did. Sadly, there had been so many years of theft and lying that even today if I can't find something my first thought is that she took it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 61097, member: 3626"] My daughter was a thief at that age. Nothing worked. Nothing stopped her. I did learn that it was a lack of impulse control that caused the theft rather than a conscious decision to steal. The lying was the knowledge that she had done something wrong, that she would be punished and, more importantly, that I was disappointed in her behavior. I don't know if that helps you, but it did make it more bearable to me. Finally, I sewed up all pockets so that nothing could be placed in them. Her packback and purses were all clear plastic. There would be a search in the bathroom before we left any place -- she hid things in her underwear for awhile. It didn't entirely stop the theft, but it did slow it down. She finally quit stealing when she was about 18. I have no idea what was the trigger to get her to stop, but stop she did. Sadly, there had been so many years of theft and lying that even today if I can't find something my first thought is that she took it. [/QUOTE]
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