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Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
featuring Parenting Advice, Child
Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
Dear Sara answers parenting and child raising
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published June 28, 2009
Dear Sara,
I have noticed that loose change
that I leave on my dresser has gone
missing for quite some time. I am
pretty sure that my 6 year old son
Caleb has been stealing money on a
regular basis.
About the only place he could be
spending it is the vending machines
at school. I plan to catch him in the
act and punish him but what is an
appropriate punishment?
Ted
Dear Ted,
You definitely want to make an
impression on Caleb. Obviously he
knows it’s wrong to take your change
since he didn’t ask you for it or take it
when you were present.
The first thing to do is to have a
serious talk about why it’s wrong to
take things that belong to someone
else. As a 6 year old Caleb may not
have a clear idea of how others feel
when their privacy is invaded and
their belongings go missing.
Your best direction to take may be to
impress on Caleb the need to work in
order to obtain the money to buy
what he wants. If you can determine
how much money he has taken
without your permission, you could
have him work to pay you back. If
you can, think up lots of obnoxious
jobs that Caleb won’t enjoy doing.
This approach may make a bigger
impression than just telling him not to
steal.
Since Caleb is only 6 years old, he will
probably need constant supervision
until he completes his chores, so it
may be somewhat of a burden on you
but it will be worthwhile to make a
long lasting impression.
Caleb needs at least a week of
washing dishes, making beds, helping
clean the garage and picking up the
dog poop in the backyard to help pay
back the money that he stole. You
want him to remember his lesson.
Good luck.
Sara
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published June 28, 2009
Dear Sara,
I have noticed that loose change
that I leave on my dresser has gone
missing for quite some time. I am
pretty sure that my 6 year old son
Caleb has been stealing money on a
regular basis.
About the only place he could be
spending it is the vending machines
at school. I plan to catch him in the
act and punish him but what is an
appropriate punishment?
Ted
Dear Ted,
You definitely want to make an
impression on Caleb. Obviously he
knows it’s wrong to take your change
since he didn’t ask you for it or take it
when you were present.
The first thing to do is to have a
serious talk about why it’s wrong to
take things that belong to someone
else. As a 6 year old Caleb may not
have a clear idea of how others feel
when their privacy is invaded and
their belongings go missing.
Your best direction to take may be to
impress on Caleb the need to work in
order to obtain the money to buy
what he wants. If you can determine
how much money he has taken
without your permission, you could
have him work to pay you back. If
you can, think up lots of obnoxious
jobs that Caleb won’t enjoy doing.
This approach may make a bigger
impression than just telling him not to
steal.
Since Caleb is only 6 years old, he will
probably need constant supervision
until he completes his chores, so it
may be somewhat of a burden on you
but it will be worthwhile to make a
long lasting impression.
Caleb needs at least a week of
washing dishes, making beds, helping
clean the garage and picking up the
dog poop in the backyard to help pay
back the money that he stole. You
want him to remember his lesson.
Good luck.
Sara