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When Your Child’s Friend Steals

One of your child’s favorite toys has turned up missing, or that $5 bill you had sitting by the telephone is gone. Suspecting our own child of stealing is one reality many of us have had to face at one time or another, but what if the prime suspect is one of our children’s friends? How do we handle the situation if it turns out that the child’s friend is stealing? If you happen to catch the little guest pocketing something while he or she is in your home, you can try the direct approach and simply ask for the … Continue reading →

When a Child’s Friend Has Bad Manners

We want our children to have friends (at least most of us do) and having little friends and peers over to visit is a typical reality in most households. The fact that all of these little people might have different values, ways of acting and manners is another reality. As the hosting parent (or just a parent), what should and can you do when one of your child’s friends displays poor manners? I think it is possible to set rules and expectations for your own house without presuming to educate a child on manners. I know there are some who … Continue reading →