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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is she an only child? Theft is a denial of ownership. Most kids learn this early if they have siblings. At home, I would start defining clear property boundaries. Ask for permission to play with her doll, make her ask for permission to play with mama‘s makeup brushes. She needs to understand that she may not touch other people’s things without their consent. [/quote]

She has an older brother [/quote]

No way was this an only child. Siblings teach you to be possessive, only children care much less about ownership and perceived fairness because they never have competition over resources. Get a clue, PP. I strongly disagree with this PP’s advice. It’s only going to reinforce the yours versus mine mindset that led to this behavior. Next time she’ll be sneakier and learn not to get caught, but still won’t have the empathy and inherent sense of right and wrong to know WHY to make a different decision.

OP, she’s so young still and her sense of ethics is still forming. She made a mistake, but can learn from it. DEemphasize ownership and talk about how it makes the other kids feel when they lose something special to them. Make her understand the emotions and model it at home. You’re not teaching performative behavior, you’re teaching an ethical framework that unfortunately she’s struggled to pick up on her own so far.[/quote]

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