9-year-old boy stole 700 thousand VND but was praised by his mother: The story ‘weird’ attracts the attention of thousands of parents

Tieu Bao (China) is 9 years old this year, has a very good friend in her class. However, after that, Tieu Bao’s friend transferred to another school, the boy was very sad, so he stole 200 yuan (more than 700 thousand VND) from his friend to buy a parting gift.

That night, Tieu Bao’s mother discovered that there was no money in her wallet, but before she could ask her son, Tieu Bao crept into her room to tell her mother what had happened and apologized to her mother for taking the money without her consent. ask for permission.

The mother not only criticized her son, but also praised him as a child who values ​​friendship and admits mistakes. However, she took time later to explain that no matter how good the reason, it is still wrong, even illegal, to take money from others. Also emphasize, when you need money, if it is an acceptable reason, I will try to help you. Tieu Bao was embarrassed to hear what her mother said and knew that taking her own money was not allowed.

Tieu Bao’s mother’s handling of the situation was praised by netizens. Because in fact, not everyone is calm enough before their children steal money. Obviously, with the delicate ingenuity of her mother, in the future, no matter what happens, whether in study or life, Tieu Bao will confide in, not deceive her parents, and will grow up very well.

Why do children steal other people’s property?

Talking about the reasons why children steal money, Jerome F. Brodlie, PhD in child and adolescent psychology at Columbia University, USA, said that theft can be caused by children being economically deprived. For example, when going to school, friends around buy snacks while children don’t have money to buy them. And children steal money from their parents to satisfy their spending needs.

When children steal money or take other people’s things, parents need to find out why. While talking, parents try to control their emotions, do not yell or hit their children to deter them. There are also Some reasons for stealing money from children:

Court children

The younger the child, the stronger the curiosity, especially some new things, the child will be very interested. When children see new toys and objects in other people, with the desire to explore, they will take that object as their own. If parents do not control the child’s behavior, the child will think this is right and will happen again in the future.

Discover the power of money

After reaching a certain age, children will see that money can buy things they like, so they will be very hungry, but there is no way to make money, if they ask their parents, they will be refused, so there theft. When parents discover their children stealing money, they must be very careful, the concept of money and objects is completely different, if the child steals money, it means that the child has a subjective sense, if the parents do not control , the child’s behavior will increase.

What should parents do when discovering that their children have stolen money or property?

Parents need to explain and clearly show their children that even if necessary, they cannot take money from parents without permission.

Don’t let your child keep things

Whatever children get from others, parents should not keep them, don’t let them have such harmful joys. Parents should make it clear to their children that this behavior is not correct and that any items should be returned. If the child cannot understand the parent’s behavior, you can ask the child to think in a different way, for example, so that the child can experience the feeling of being stolen by someone else.

No labels

Parents are shocked and worried when they discover that their children have stolen other people’s property, this mood makes them easy to scold their children loudly, but some children will not know this behavior is wrong. Especially children at preschool age, children do not yet have a sense of objects, when they see objects they will possess what they like.

Some parents will label their children as “thieves”, which is very detrimental to their children’s inner development, they do not know the concept of theft.

Sorry quickly

Most parents only scold and beat their children when they find out that their children have stolen other people’s things, otherwise it is not a real “punishment”, so that the next time the child does not remember and make the same mistake. Therefore, parents should let their children face their mistakes, return the property to the owner themselves, and proactively apologize to the other party. Only when the child has to pay the price and suffer the consequences will such things not happen again.

Some children have no sense of money, they just know that if they ask their parents for money, they will get it. Children don’t know what money is and where does it come from? Parents should gradually guide and tell their children that money is exchanged with blood and sweat, that is, income from parents’ labor.

If given the opportunity, let the kids experience the process of making money. For example, the mother and child switch roles, let the child do the housework, the mother “pays” the child so that the child can experience the hard earned money and appreciate the money.

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