When the child at small age steals, it does not mean that he is a bad person, and in the future theft will become a part of his life. Problems of the baby can be behind such actions. The main thing is to do right thing in such situation. The adequate criticism which will direct the child to a true way is an important factor in this question.
Instruction
1. First of all it is necessary to define the reason of such behavior of the child, to understand what induced to make it theft. It is not necessary to begin a conversation with a direct question and to demand from the child of accurate explanations. Very seldom it will be followed by the truthful answer. It is necessary to begin a conversation softly, without shouts and threats. At first better to say that so far the child did not have this thing, and then to ask, he took it or not. It is necessary to find out where it occurred and who was with the child at this time. Only then to ask about its motives.
2. Besides, you should not react, pass to raised tone sharply. It is necessary to try to behave quietly. It is impossible to accuse the child at all and, especially, to call him the thief. Charges and threats will lead to the fact that the child will be frightened, and as the result, will want to hide the truth, will begin to deceive and be closed in himself. On theft suppression it will have an adverse effect.
3. Further it is necessary quietly, accurately and clearly to explain to the baby why it is impossible to steal, tell that it is bad and will not lead to anything good. It is necessary to impart since childhood to the child a concept of property that others things belong to other people, without the permission of them it is impossible to take.
4. To more senior children it is possible to talk also about what lead such actions to. In particular, it is necessary to mention loss of friends and unwillingness to communicate with it people around.
5. A talk about honesty has to be not single, it is necessary to touch upon this subject, as often as possible. It is quite good to let to the child know feelings of the person from whom it was stolen. It can be done by means of a question, and the played situation well will be suitable for kids also.
6. Finally it is necessary to make sure that the child understood incorrectness of the act and honestly regrets it. The kid has to return a thing and also apologize. If theft happened in shop, then it is better to talk over previously with the owner that it good-natured reacted to a situation.