What to do?
2006-09-13 05:05:02 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I punished him a few timesand talked to him it seems no help
2006-09-13 05:08:06 · update #1
I asked my friend Shiek Ali Akbar, he said cut the kids hands off. It's the law.
2006-09-13 05:06:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Find out if he knows if stealing or what he did was right or wrong. Ask him what made him think of taking the money or anything without asking.
Find the source of why he did this. Has he seen someone else steel?
Explain how wrong it is. If it stolen from somewhere other than his house make him apologize to the owner (I had to do this when I shoplift gum at about the same age and it scared me).
Punish him so he will not forget this important lesson.
2006-09-13 12:12:11 · answer #2 · answered by Jerry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This young man needs some direction for his time and thinking.
Give him tasks to do where he can earn money. Praise him a lot for earning money. Keep all money out of his reach to avoid temptation.
Pay him small amounts each day, help him accumulate his money and count it with him so he can be proud of it. Help him start a collection of other things, like bottles for recycling, or baseball cards, or other things of value to a young man of seven years.
He needs some help establishing a way to apply value and enrich his little life.
2006-09-13 12:09:34 · answer #3 · answered by nora22000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a young child is like clay that will mould into anything anyone will want him to be. also the first teachers are the parents and the first school is home. so its ur responsibility to guide him and mould him in the right way.
also he is young so its not a big issue, but when children grow into young adults and are free to make choices by themselves, then its not the parent's fault. thats because every person has a brain to think and differentiate -- right from wrong -- so when children start making their own decisions, then its no longer parents fault. the individual becomes responsible for his/her own actions.
2006-09-13 12:25:56 · answer #4 · answered by marissa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe find out what makes him feel money is so important for him to steal? What does he need it for? Maybe you need to talk to him about life, yeah it sounds like maybe too much for a kid, but maybe not. If he is starting to know that money has values, something must be casuing it. Find out right away. You should try to teach him to work for things, like he has to "earn" it, money just does not come easily. Steer him away from greed. Hope you can help him before it gets out of hand.
2006-09-13 12:16:22 · answer #5 · answered by ladida 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What u need to do is take a way his most valued possesion and expalin to him why u did it (dont give it back till he learns). Tell him that that is how people feel when u steel from them. It worked for me. My mom also made me apologyze in person and pay the money back by working around the persons house.
2006-09-13 12:25:50 · answer #6 · answered by chinaz777 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I were the victim, I would go to his house and tell the parents you want to talk with them all. Then lay it out.
If he is your relative, make him return the money, then earn the equivalent amount. Take away something he cherishes for a certain period of time.
Please, no guilt or humiliation trips for the boy.
2006-09-13 12:09:43 · answer #7 · answered by beez 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definitely time for counseling. It won't end there if you let it go. The child will end up in juvi. by the age of 12 or 13. Please get some help.
Call Human Services in your area. they have some great programs. From my stand point I would suggest a Christian ministry of counseling.
2006-09-13 12:11:52 · answer #8 · answered by Who am I? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HE IS ONLY 7 HE DOES NOT KNOW RIGHT FROM WRONG.HE COULD HAVE SEEN ANOTHER CHILD TAKE SOMETHING AND HE COPIED THAT OTHER CHILD. IF YOU PUNISH HIM HE WILL NOT UNDER STAND WHY YOU ARE DOING THIS TO HIM. YOU NEED TO SIT DOWN AND TELL HIM THAT TAKING THINGS THAT ARE NOT HIS IS WRONG. YOU HAVE TO BE UNDERSTANDING TO HIM COUSE HE HAS NOT BEEN TOUGHT THE DIFFERENCE YET, AND WHAT HE SEES AND LEARNS IN SCHOOL WILL TEACH HIM THINGS THAT ART GOOD BY WATCHING OTHER CHILDREN.
2006-09-13 12:21:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When a child begins such behavior, especially this young, it did not just po up over night...
There has been something wrong for sometime. Get to the deeper issues...deal with those....
2006-09-13 12:10:58 · answer #10 · answered by heresyhunter@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Increase his allowance so that he won't have to steal?
By the way, who's running the house? a 7 year old?
What's he going to be doing at 14 if you don't take control NOW?
You're the parent, start doing your job.
2006-09-13 12:10:04 · answer #11 · answered by conetoe 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋