Now we are not talking about money here but food.
My dd1 is nerly 7yrs and for the past few months has been stealing food at every opportunity. Everything from chocolate, biscuits to bread.
She knows she'll be caught and punished but still continues to steal. At nearly 7yrs old she is well aware that it is wrong and now her younger sister is joining in the fun too. She is not hungry, she has all meals with snacks in between and is generally a good eater, there is no physical need for her to steal food.
I've punished by removing priviledges, i.e. fav toys. no tv etc but she still continues.
She's just stolen food again and I'm debating not giving her lunch because she stole from the kitchen again. Is that too harsh?
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How do you deal with stealing?
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Ladygooga · 26/10/2009 12:33
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