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Suggest Treatment For Stealing Habit In Children
Hi, I have a 15 year old son who has taken mine and my daughters clothes for years now. I have tried talking to him about this, asking what he does and how I can help him. He tells me he doesn t need help and that he is fine. The problem is that he takes them without permission. Sometimes he destroys them, he cuts the legs off of the pants, or cuts them in half and then tapes them together with duct tape. I m afraid my husband will find out and I want to help my son, but I don t know who to turn to. I don t want my son to think something is wrong with him. I have offered to buy him clothes, but I ask him to please stop taking our stuff. What do you suggest?
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Wed, 3 Dec 2014
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Mon, 4 May 2015
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hi MAM, I could understand your agony. Please show your child to a psychiatrist with out delay as you will be aggravating the problem by concealing,Also find out the reason on discussion with your son in detail and his behaviour with his friends and at school
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