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Originally Posted by Mum24

My nephew steals because his parents called him a theif from early in his childhood... Said he was stealing food and stuff. He gets neglected pretty bad so actually stealing gets him attention, and any attention, even negative attention, he craves.

Accusing people of stealing unfairly can upset a kid into stealing. The suggestion gets implanted in their mind while they are upset They can also fisgure if they are going to get accused of stealing they might as well do it