We have all known for ages in our house that if you want something to remain where you left it, you hide it or lock it away.
Have tried reasoning with her, punishing her, rewarding her for not stealing stuff, taking things off her, grounding her, scaring her with stories about police cells and borstals and stuff, taking away telly/playstation/computer time, having her stay with policeman relatives for a week or so so they can scare her with their own stories about police cells and things.
Have had a phone call today from my friend who dd1 babysits for sometimes and it appears that she has been taking stuff from her house.
I am mortified, very ashamed and embarrassed and obviously will replace what she took. My friend is being very tactful and understanding and I am full of admiration for the way she has handled this.
But... WHAT do I do with dd1? How can I get it through her head that this is wrong and can only lead to trouble and heartache for all of us?
Any advice muchly appreciated (even if I don't come back to the thread for a while)
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so, it turns out that my (almost) 15 year old is stealing off others, not just us. HELP!
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