Little thief - is it an addiction?
My good friend's stepdaughter, who is 9 years old, started stealing small things from stores, starting with candies and sweets. Previously, there was no indication of this, but it became apparent when she brought beads, several packs of crayons, and children's cosmetics on Children's Day, and when her mother found these things in her room... The daughter replied that she received them from her grandmother, but her mother immediately called her and asked, "Do you have too much money to buy so many things for Children's Day?" Later, she started making up stories, saying that her friend gave them to her, etc... The next day, the girl brought things again, but this time cosmetics (eye pencils and other cosmetics), and my friend, annoyed, told her to bring everything. It turned out that she was hiding the items in the bushes... Estimated value, over 1,000 zł. The route, which should not have taken her more than 5 minutes, took her supposedly 1.5 hours. It turned out that she turned back halfway while going to her grandmother's to go to Pepco. She lied to her grandmother, saying that she met a friend and played in the playground, but her grandmother is not foolish, and she told her that someone saw her somewhere else, and under the proverbial "pressure," she confessed that she went to steal markers again.
The problem is that she allegedly said, "Grandma, I swear I was going to you, but I turned back because it's stronger than me." Today, they are going to have her see a psychologist.
What to do in such a case? Because I think a psychologist won't help much here in effectively getting it out of her head... She is aware of the consequences, but it is stronger than her...
As of today, I know that my friend told his stepdaughter that he went to the store and returned the items. He also showed her photo to the security and they will observe her from now on - that's what I advised him to do and that's what he did.
Will it have an effect? I don't know, but I only know that she is going alone.
My good friend's stepdaughter, who is 9 years old, started stealing small things from stores, starting with candies and sweets. Previously, there was no indication of this, but it became apparent when she brought beads, several packs of crayons, and children's cosmetics on Children's Day, and when her mother found these things in her room... The daughter replied that she received them from her grandmother, but her mother immediately called her and asked, "Do you have too much money to buy so many things for Children's Day?" Later, she started making up stories, saying that her friend gave them to her, etc... The next day, the girl brought things again, but this time cosmetics (eye pencils and other cosmetics), and my friend, annoyed, told her to bring everything. It turned out that she was hiding the items in the bushes... Estimated value, over 1,000 zł. The route, which should not have taken her more than 5 minutes, took her supposedly 1.5 hours. It turned out that she turned back halfway while going to her grandmother's to go to Pepco. She lied to her grandmother, saying that she met a friend and played in the playground, but her grandmother is not foolish, and she told her that someone saw her somewhere else, and under the proverbial "pressure," she confessed that she went to steal markers again.
The problem is that she allegedly said, "Grandma, I swear I was going to you, but I turned back because it's stronger than me." Today, they are going to have her see a psychologist.
What to do in such a case? Because I think a psychologist won't help much here in effectively getting it out of her head... She is aware of the consequences, but it is stronger than her...
As of today, I know that my friend told his stepdaughter that he went to the store and returned the items. He also showed her photo to the security and they will observe her from now on - that's what I advised him to do and that's what he did.
Will it have an effect? I don't know, but I only know that she is going alone.
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