If you find a child 2-5 years of someone else's thing

Psychologists say that through petty theft are almost all children. Sooner or later, parents are faced with a situation where a child brings home someone else's toy or thing. Rather than raise a stink, try to understand the situation.

At 2 years old child is confident that everything he sees around - it. At this age will help adults only persistent reminders that this thing is not it, and it should be returned. Children at this age is easy to give up their belongings and also easy to take someone else's. If the house is found alien machine - do not worry, it is likely that your machine is also someone at home.

At 3 years old kid understands what a thing it, and what is not. He can negotiate with another child to change or simply to ask for time to play someone else's toy. Ate in the house is found a stranger thing - most likely, she came into the house by accident.

However, at this age a baby can cheat, hide and without demand to carry a toy home. Upon detection of a strange thing to talk with your child, ask leading questions using how she got home.

In case of failure of the child to speak or recognize that the toy was brought specifically, try to negotiate with your child about the return of its owner. Explain that he has his toys, even better than this.

At the age of 4-5 years the child understands what his thing, and what is not. He has a favorite toy, which he does not want to share. At this age, it is important to explain to him that to play with other children is much more interesting than one.

In 4-5 years, the child can take the thing out of spite, quarreling with the owner. Finding someone else in the house thing, ask where it came from. If he is lying - you can easily understand it, the child will crush and leave a reply. Try to explain that it was wrong, that thing is necessary to return and apologize. It is important for parents to prove that the offense - that's no reason to take other people's things, that the owner of toys parents can not resolve to give up their toys for a long time.