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[quote=Anonymous]Ran to grocery store today with kids for 5 items.  Few hours after returning home, found out DS had taken gum from the checkout while I was loading up the cart.  Immediately, I returned him to the store, had him tell the person at the customer service desk what he did, and paid for the gum.  The store clerk was a little nicer than I wanted.  "Thanks for coming back, sweetie."  I was hoping for something with a little less smiling.  Not a scared-straight, take him to the back room kind of talk, but something without "sweetie", at least.  She thanked me, I thanked her, and then she handed the gum back to me.  I said "no, please."  And she looked aghast, like I was taking this too far.  Which got me thinking, I'm not, right?

DS has been having issues at home with taking things that aren't his.  Like candy, my jewelry, soap.  Stupid little stuff.  But it's constant.  He has ADHD and very little impulse control.  He's a great kid.  With a super big heart.  But if he can't control these impulses, it has me scared for his future.  He's only 7, though.

So, anyway, what do I do now?  He's had a super-stern talking to from his dad and I.  And no punishment, yet, because honestly, I don't know of one.  Logical consequences work best for this kid, and immediate consequences, if possible.  [/quote]

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