Is it normal for teens and preteens to steal from family members.?

its not normal, u sound like a good person. ur son is a clipo, he seriously needs help, or to a boot camp. how old is he. ur son will not hold down a job. pls get him serious help.

I think that it is normal for them to entertain the idea. When I was a teenager, I would steal money every chance I could from my parents. There were a few times when I did from my friends also. What turned me around is when my dad drove me past the county jail and expressed what kind of life I would end up with if I continued on the same path.

It helped, but it didn't straighten me out. I believe the last time I stole something it was a pack of gum from the grocery store and they almost called the cops on me and if they did, I would have been sent to juvenille detention overnight.

That was a pretty rude awakening... I think I was 14

Gosh, that does sound unsettling. I don't think it's beneficial to look at it as being 'normal' or not and I think you should probably take your son and see a counsellor or someone. I doubt locking things up is the best thing to do as it doesn't get at the cause of things and probably just makes him want to do it more. But really, on this one, I think the most advice you should take from us on Yahoo! answers is to just consider what other parents have done but to go speak to a counsellor before you do anything (probably without your son).

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As a teen myself, I can say yeah, teens are stupid and sometimes steal when they really need money and parents won't give it to them, but only like, once.

What you described here is NOT normal. Your son might just have kleptomania. I'd sit down and have a talk with his ASAP, and if it continues, you might need to take him to a therapist for the problem.

This is very common. I used to do it as well, as did some of my friends. It's not that I even needed the money desperately, I just wanted more money than I had.

For me, I was just bored with my teenage life and school life and guess the money could buy me things to keep me interested and occupied.

No, this is not normal. While I told many a white lie (nothing serious, just about eating candy and drinking soda. That kind of thing) I never actually stole from either my dad or step mom.

i think you need to have a good chat to him

sure its normal for like once .

but the way he's doing it.., makes me think he's trying to buy gaggets or sports cards his friends have and maybe he's addicted to something like that.

it is definately not normal, and none of my friends at school ever did that.

no stealing @ any age is not normal !! He may need to be institutionalized for awhile!!

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