If parents notice that their child is stealing, they are very bad at keeping their calm and are overly concerned about the problem. They often associate stealing with their parenting failures. Or vice versa, they perceive it as a child's predisposition to theft and believe that their baby is a disgrace to the whole family. In fact, everything is so scary, you just have to calmly reflect on the goals that prompted the child to steal.
There are several reasons for theft. There are three of them.
First, it may be a desire to own a thing without a twinge of conscience. Such thefts are mostly isolated and do not have continuation or repetition, but have their own characteristics. These include the age of the child, since both a preschooler and a teenager can steal. Also, the peculiarities of such a reason for theft include the understanding of a bad deed and the inability to resist temptation. And, of course, this is the awareness of harm and the creation of excuses for such an act.
Secondly, the child can steal because of his psychological dissatisfaction. Often, thefts are committed by elementary school students. This happens due to the fact that a child once stole something insignificant, and no one attached any importance to it. Then he realizes that it is not so bad if no one told him anything. Also, a child can steal due to psychological trauma or emotional coldness of family relationships.
Thirdly, this is the lack of development of the child and the lack of his upbringing. It is possible that your child is stealing things just to win someone else's favor. For example, with this money he will buy sweets or just trinkets to share with someone. This reason for stealing suggests that the child wants to draw attention to himself.
These reasons are the main factors in the emergence of theft. To avoid such incidents, you need to pay attention to even the smallest losses, as well as know where and how much money you have. It is imperative that the child knows that money is earned only through work.
