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[quote=Anonymous]You need to come down hard.  Returning the items and apologizing should be an automatic first step.  You also need to give her sone type of punishment at home to reinforce the seriousness of her actions.

I hope she has learned a lesson, and the fact that she was bawling hopefully indicates contrition, but it could also indicate that she was unhappy she got caught and/or was trying to escape further punishment. I think it should be remembered that she was apparently unphased when other kids were bawling because of her actions.  It’s also noteworthy that in order to get what she wanted, this child “thought long and hard” to develop a plan, and executed it repeatedly.  If she was willing to lie and manipulate others to accomplish the thefts, it seems logical that she would be willing to do so to escape punishment over said thefts.  She has completely violated everyone’s trust, and that should be made abundantly clear to her, starting (but not ending with) not trusting any claims that she’s sorry and she’ll never do it again.  It will take a lot of time for her to rebuild trust with you, but her teacher and friends may not ever fully trust her again. It’s a harsh lesson, but a necessary one, so don’t try to soften it.  She’ll be much better off if she learns it now. [/quote]

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