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Eh I think going to every employee just for the sake of embarrassing the child is unnecessary. I would just make the child return the item (probably to a store manager) and apologize and then when we got home we would have a nice long conversation about not taking things that don't belong to you and why it's not OK.

This is difficult, I for one wouldn't be allowign my daughter back in a store with her friends when on a probationary period for a recent arrest/trouble. She would be grounded and on lockdown/parential supervision for a long time. However, if it did happen I would make them return the item to the store, apologize, and go from there.

A teenager should know better, if my 4 year old stole candy because we said no, I would make them return it, as a 15 year old, I would have a much tougher punishment.

Depends on how old she is..
Not gonna lie, DH and I have both stolen things so hoping LO doesn't! It's gonna be hard to keep a straight face!

@mediagirl: It depends on the age, are we talking 5 or 15? DH took a piece of candy once because he had asked his mom & she was distracted....long story short; he thought she said he could have it but she had said "no" & when he got to the car she FREAKED out & he never (to this day!) got to explain his little 5 year old self Makes me tear up thinking about it! If LO was a teenager then I would make her go into the store & apologize to the manager, pay for the item/return the item & then punish her at home by taking away something/grounding probably. If LO was 5 then we would probably take her back to return it, explain why it isn't okay or "free" & then teach a good lesson.