Why your child steals

This post would cite what prompts children to steal from their parents (not stealing from an external source), and how you the parents can resolve this issue.

First of all, knowing that your child steals calls for great distress and is a thing of shame. But if you don't tackle the issue in the right way, it'll become worse. The solution to be provided here might be viewed by some like it wouldn't work. But seriously speaking, if followed well, you'll be happy that your child is free.

The main reason children steal is because of their unsatisfied wants. Taking this to the issue of wants, we all know that human wants are limitless, but something we sideline is the fact that your wants are determined by your position (the position you think you're in). Bringing this fact to this post, you'll note that if a child is from a poor family(of which he's fully aware), his wants would definitely not resemble that of a rich kid. A rich kid may ask for laptops and expensive phones but a poor kid knowing fully well that his parents can't afford those, would ask for less expensive items. The main question now is what if, you as his parents hasn't explained your situation to him and he pictures you as rich? Wouldn't he request for such items? Now suppose after a while you couldn't provide him with the items, thinking that you're fully capable of providing them, wouldn't he steal the money?
No child wants to play with the love his parents have for him as long as he knows they're not playing with his. If you call your child, not just call him but show him how you make your income, he'll be able to judge like how much you make then he'll be able to know what he can request for. This calls for a heart to heart communication between parent and child. If truly you can communicate with your child (without flaws and breaks) you'll be able to explain your situation smoothly to him and he'll detect the truth in it.
Now, doing this, your child not only knows your state of income, but now knows how to communicate with his parents. With communication, you'll be able to know the wants of your child and he'll be able to know the ability of his parents. If a child knows that stealing 1000 naira from his parent is actually a big deal, he wouldn't steal it. If your child has the ability to communicate with you, he wouldn't even think about stealing but would approach you. With these steps, you've brought peace to your family.

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