 Re: 9 year old caught stealing.
I doubt he knows what the real concept of what $1K is, he knows money is used to buy toys and candy and 1K is "a lot" but I seriously doubt he truly understood the concept of larceny in this situation (like a teen would for instance)
and...
at that age, they are more focused on avoiding punishment than understanding morality
I would frame your conversation to be more kid friendly as to why stealing is wrong and why lying to his parents is wrong, present how it is harmful not in terms of how he will get punished but how he would feel if things were stolen from him and why the truth is the most important way to establish trust and how he needs trust to be bale to do more of what he wants to do
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