Reply to My DD has been stealing at school

Forum Index » Elementary School-Aged Kids

Reply to "My DD has been stealing at school "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]This is a tough one, OP.  It's difficult to say what this ritual or pattern meant to your daughter.  I'm certainly not prepared to say she has serious issues (read: sociopathy) just because she saw other kids getting upset and didn't have empathy kick in.  But there is something about the ritualistic aspect of this that I think you need to at least help her suss out.  Is she angry at the kids in her class? Is there something about the lunch hour that is difficult for her?  Some teasing going on, or food issues?

Do you feel that the school counselor/psychologist is a trustworthy resource who is generally on the kids' side? If so, start there.  If that person is just going to get hung up on the stealing aspect of the situation, and how your child can make amends, I would not.  My hunch is the stealing is hook for some other, more powerful issue your kid is dealing with.  That's not to say you shouldn't guide your child through an apology to the class, etc., but something is going on here that needs to be addressed that is deeper than the stealing.  No child steals 25 stuffed animals unless it is a ritual of some kind with deeper meaning.  They have no reason to want or have that many, especially just to store them in a backpack where they are not played with.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics