What to do when your child steals


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Stealing tends to really freak parents out because it is often the first negative behaviour that kids exhibit that is illegal. Photo: Freepik

How do you handle kids who steal? My son steals from me, from stores, from friends and family. I have no idea how to give learning opportunities to him that are appropriate. He is 10.

Stealing tends to really freak parents out because it is often the first negative behaviour that kids exhibit that is illegal.

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