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justin.ahn.eth
@ahn.eth
just had a weird parenting milestone, the 5-year-old "committed his first crime" - nicked a box of tic tacs at the supermarket 馃槺 hard to hide such noise so it was discovered at home quickly and my knee jerk response was to yell, drag him back to return the item and apologize, but he was scared and crying so the very kind manager ended up saying it "wasn't a big deal" pretty sure this is a rite of passage for many kids, i won't pretend to have been so virtuous myself! but still feeling disappointed that my son, who's been told to reflect and sent to bed, didn't actually say sorry in the end...
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Anemale馃帺鈫戰煍点儎
@anemale.eth
This kind of challenge is always difficult, but at 5 years old, children aren't yet fully able to understand what stealing really means, what money represents, or why we react the way we do. Sometimes our reactions can be a bit over the top. It's important to revisit the situation in the coming days with a calm tone and clear explanations to help them understand. Rest assured, I've been through the same thing, I had similar reactions, but he will eventually understand.
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justin.ahn.eth
@ahn.eth
the stealing didn't surprise or bother me so much as the unwillingness till the very end to say sorry and get it over with 馃珷
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