Many children are used to picking up things belonging to others like their mother’s accessories, a sibling’s toy or their father’s keys with the sole intention of playing with them. These occurrences at home are usually considered normal behaviour many a times overlooked. Small children are incapable in understanding property right or ownership of others and a few undesirable instances might occur when you realize that the child has taken something while you were out shopping or visiting a friend’s place. If this occurs one needs to politely explain to the child that it amounts to stealing which will not be entertained in any way which the child will eventually get the idea and desist from. It is not necessary to have the child go along with you when returning the object unless except the behaviour has become repetitive and one feels the needs for effective reinforcement. Many already feel repentant when they are caught in the act. It is only human to express aggressive behaviour  [...]