my 8 year son lied about taking money out of my purse.?

Question

how do I approach him and what to say to let him understand he cannot take money out of my or anyones purse or wallett.

Answer 1

well this is what my mother dod to my brother
he wouldnt stop stealing and so she said she was going to take him to jail
she called the jail and told them she was bringing him but but just to scare him and dont let anythng happen to him
she brouhgt him in and it scared him to death
she came back for him in like 15 minuts

Answer 2

Be honest with him. If his dad is also in the picture, tell him and the two of you approach him united. If he's old enough to steal, then he's old enough to deal with the consequences...both the discussion about his inappropriate/illegal/unacceptable behavior and the punishment. Be sure the punishment fits the crime and be very clear as to why you are punishing him. A third thing you can do is talk with him about what happens to adults that steal. They go to prison and that's not a good place. Don't let him get away with this. It's a lesson that he needs to learn now. Good luck, mom.

Answer 3

Tell him it's ok, that you won't yell at him, and ask him if he really did it. If you did it when you were younger tell him, relate to him. If he tells you he did it ask him why. What the money was for or why he needed it. Maybe he wanted to buy a girl he has a crush on a gift. If the reason is simple like that explain to him that it is wrong to steal. Let him know he could have came to you and asked you. He could have discussed why he needed it and you may have given it to him. Let him know you love him and you will be here for him. As a mother and friend. Hope all goes well.

Answer 4

catch him in the act! And tell him basicly that the money is not his and that if he needs money to just ask. (give him the money 1/2 of the time till you know you can trust him)
And hide your credit cards, last summer, i took all 18 of my parents debit cards and over a period of 4 years previous i learned the passwords. And i took all the money and like a modern day robin hood, took out the cash and was giving out 20s, as though it was freshie friday and it was pennies i was throwing. It was great!
But don't let it get that bad, cause now i'm living out on my own (i'm 18 now) after 6 months in jail for larceny and thievery. I'm still hated by both of my parents. And right now they're 400k in the hole, but i made my poor friends in better shape than they were in, afterwards i checked up on them and asked them what they boutght, mostly it was gas, groceries and bills. I made atleast a dozen friends' familys out of debt, i spent none of the money on myself 400k passed out to abunch of friends.
Most people aren't like me they aren't very giving, i gave away all the money because i was being mistreated.
Stop it while you can...

Answer 5

He's old enough that he should understand that stealing is wrong, not to mention lying. Re-iterate this to him and then don't be afraid to follow up with a consequence. He should know better.

Answer 6

approach him again with it and tell him it isnt right to lie and until you get the truth hes grounded and then if he admits it tell him the consequences for stealing and assure him that you arent going to do this to him but that if it was someone else they probably would and that you wouldnt be able to stop them

Answer 7

IF YOU ARE SURE HE TOOK THE MONEY, IT MIGHT BE WISE TO TAKE AWAY HIS FAVORITE THING AND ALSO PERFORM SOME SORT OF CHORE TO PAY BACK THE MONEY.

Answer 8

hes old enough to be grounded... but whatever you do dont yell at him..... just reinforce it was wrong and is wrong to do it, but ground him for 2 weeks from his favorite thing and he'll learn, hopefully

Answer 9

talkin is just that , talk! He lied, and stole, thas ***-whoopin in my house, good ol'fashioned spanking.hell understand that!!!

Answer 10

First of all, be ABSOLUTELY sure that he did it.
If he did, take away all of his privileges for a week.