In the 6 months since he has started High school (not all items lost at school), my son has managed to lose:
6 water/juice bottles
1 pair of trainers
2 pairs of shorts
1 t-shirt
2 towels
4 bottles of shower gel
5 pairs of goggles
1 pair of swim shorts
1 pair of pyjamas
The laces from 2 pairs of shoes
3 gloves
1 hat
His lunch card (twice) but managed to get it back
his glasses
100 paint balls
his phone (twice) but managed to get it back
his ipod (twice) still currently missing but was in the house at Christmas and hasn't been seen since
4 video game disks
2 dvd disks
His calculator
His Maths set
numerous items of stationary
This is just the stuff I actually know about, there could be much more. With the exception of the disks, his glasses, the small bits of stationary and the paint balls, the rest had his name on them.
He says it isn't his fault - he is taking care of his stuff if only because he doesn't want shouted at any more.
Clearly shouting and being angry about and making him pay to replace it isn't working, is there a magic solution that I am missing?
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How do you get them to stop losing stuff all the time?
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soontobeslendergirl · 17/03/2014 13:33
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