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Advice please - 8 yr old boy stealing food!

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biscuitlover · 30/01/2007 10:28

I'm at my wits end and need some advice please! My DS has been for a while taking food from the kitchen without asking. He's quite cunning about it and takes things when he goes to the bathroom on a morning before anyone gets up (we have a downstairs bathroom which you go through the kitchen to get to ). He always denies taking anything even though we find wrappers and crumbs in his room. It's not just sweet things he takes but bread, crackers etc. This has been going on for ages now and I've run out of ways to deal with this. Each time he's eventually admitted taking food and then promised not to do it again but a few days later he's started again. I'm concerned that this may lead to bigger problems as he gets older. He does well at school, has lots of friends and our family life is fine - apart from this! I'm resorting to putting cupboards locks on today. Any advice would be great as I'm out of ideas.

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