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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 444654" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Yes, yes, you <strong>do</strong> want to scare the beegeebies outta him. That's the point. You're attempting to nip this in the bud, dear, before it becomes habitual behavior. </p><p></p><p>At age 8 (and trust me Travis lagged WAY behind his peers) Travis took 100.00 of my rent money to school. He had no intention of spending a cent of it. He just thought if he walked around with a hundred dollar bill kids would think he was cool for a change and want to be his friend. An observant teacher snatched it from him and had the office contact me. That day I picked him up early. I didn't say a word as I drove him directly to the police station. (pre arranged before I picked him up) But HE knew what he'd done and was crying when I took him inside. Officers did a whole spiel with him, including locking him in an empty cell for about 20 mins. He did not steal again. Scared him to death. But the message was clear, steal=go to jail.</p><p></p><p>easy child at age 4 took a candy something or other from a gas station. I made her go back inside, apologize to the cashier and the station manager. That was the end of that.</p><p></p><p>difficult child is far too old, maturity or not, to let this slide in any form. He needs to take the things he took back and face the consequences of his actions so he doesn't repeat them.</p><p></p><p>It may not be an easy thing for either of you, but it's a valuable lesson he needs to learn <strong>now</strong>. </p><p></p><p>Hugs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 444654, member: 84"] Yes, yes, you [B]do[/B] want to scare the beegeebies outta him. That's the point. You're attempting to nip this in the bud, dear, before it becomes habitual behavior. At age 8 (and trust me Travis lagged WAY behind his peers) Travis took 100.00 of my rent money to school. He had no intention of spending a cent of it. He just thought if he walked around with a hundred dollar bill kids would think he was cool for a change and want to be his friend. An observant teacher snatched it from him and had the office contact me. That day I picked him up early. I didn't say a word as I drove him directly to the police station. (pre arranged before I picked him up) But HE knew what he'd done and was crying when I took him inside. Officers did a whole spiel with him, including locking him in an empty cell for about 20 mins. He did not steal again. Scared him to death. But the message was clear, steal=go to jail. easy child at age 4 took a candy something or other from a gas station. I made her go back inside, apologize to the cashier and the station manager. That was the end of that. difficult child is far too old, maturity or not, to let this slide in any form. He needs to take the things he took back and face the consequences of his actions so he doesn't repeat them. It may not be an easy thing for either of you, but it's a valuable lesson he needs to learn [B]now[/B]. Hugs [/QUOTE]
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