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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]WTH, broken trust?! It's a 10 year old kid! Get over yourself, your outsized reaction to a 4th or 5th grader lying is all about you.

It sounds like the money stress turned into an escalated conflict with your kid. Cool down, you can get over money issues, but you can't always fix parent-child relationships.

I think taking away, TV or kindle fire or whatever is MUCH more appropriate than spanking a 10 year old for stealing from his family. What would have even been more appropriate is making him earn the money back. Instead you made your stress and disappointment manifest itself in a negative physical interaction with your child...take a breath.

Kids that young can't 'break trust.' They're still developing psychologically and figuring out all sorts of social interactions. That's called development. You however can break trust. You asked your kid to confess, he confessed, and you punished him AFTER he did the right thing...ugh.[/quote]
+1, Could not agree more.  You have taught him not to tell you the truth again if he can help it.[/quote]

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