In an article about apologizing, I confessed to stealing a friend’s hair brush when I was six. That brush burned a hole in the back of my closet until the unbearable guilt ratted me out to my Mom. She marched me over to my …
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Dealing w/ a 9 yr old daughter (almost 10) who has taken earrings from a friend, make-up from one of our overnight adult visitors, and a few things from me (mom) that she probably shouldn’t have. She lies when confronted but then tells the truth. She knows the difference between right and wrong…….do I have a klepto on my hands? I’m so concerned!
This article was a little reassuring as I wonder if my 6 yr old is a klepto. For months she has been taking things from everyone in the family & her grandparents when she has sleepovers. The grandparents have learned to do a bag check before she leaves their home. One time my daughter dragged her bag because it was so heavy! If it was just her brother’s gum, I could shrug that off. But thinking of everyone she’s taken from & today when she apologized, she explained she can’t help herself, her body makes her do it.
I just want to know the best way to correct & discipline this behavior. She has always willingly apologized, she seems sincere, just not remorseful. And thus her swiping continues.
My child is 4 yrs old and she keeps on getting things from my mom’s and sister’s rooms (since we live under one roof) and hiding it with her toys. I reprimanded her a lot of times but she just keeps on doing it. I was worried that my kid might be a kleptomaniac and thank God I read about this article. Although I’m not sure on how to correct that behaviour.
My class mate may have stolen some items from the teacher.Now the whole class has to stay in for recess intill someone confesses.But she wont idmit it.What should i do?
i have a 9 year old son who steals money from me and his father.I observed that my son has a pleasure of asking money getting to the nearby store and buying any unnutritious foods.we gave him money but maybe not enough that’s why he steals money from us. He also bully his classmates and playmates and sometimes hit them. He also get mad easily from simple situations. Im so much worried how could i help her…