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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP!  I have never seen someone with their head buried so deeply in the sand before.  What is it that you want people here to tell you?  Your daughter needs help.  Why haven't you gotten her any yet?  Several people in this thread have given you suggestions re: discipline as well as voiced their concerns that it might be a bigger problem than you realize.  Are you just ignoring them because it's more fun to engage with people that piss you off?[/quote]

Not at all. I have taken some of what the more thoughtful posters have said to heart. It's people like you who spew bile that I was responding to in my last post.

We spoke to our DD's school counselor today and she's going to send us a packet of resources for counseling for young kids. She's also going to have some one-on-one sessions with our DD to help reinforce the importance of respecting other peoples' property and suggest more constructive ways of getting things she wants.  [b]We also spoke to the lunchroom teacher and asked her to make sure our DD doesn't try to buy anything during lunch time unless we send a note saying she has permission to do so. [/b]

We've also decided to make her earn back the money she took by doing chores in the yard (whch she really doesn't like doing), including helping pick up the dog's poop.  She's also going to write notes of apology to the girls she took money from and, of course, repay the money. We've also suspended her TV and gaming privileges for a month and eliminated desserts at home and at school for the next month. It may sound harsh, but we want her to understand how serious it is to steal.[/quote]

OP, I am the PP back on page 2 or so who suggested letting her eat whatever she wanted for lunch for awhile for the thrill to wear off. I'm sorry, but I think this part I bolded is REALLY a mistake. She will just resort to stealing from her classmates again if she can't buy it, and you're going to stigmatize her. Imagine if she tries to buy something and is told, "No, you're not allowed to buy any food from us?" Oh God, OP. I feel really sorry for your daughter. I can't tell if you are well meaning but just have no idea how to handle this or what, but I feel like all your ideas just go to make the problem worse. [/quote]

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