Sue Scheff: Teens and Shoplifting
Holiday’s are officially here - malls are crowded - stores are busy with the holiday rush especially today on Black Friday. It doesn’t matter your economic status, it seems some teens from all financial backgrounds will try their “hand” at shoplifting. Why? Peer pressure? Is it cool? Part of the crowd? What constitutes shoplifting? It doesn’t have to be only stealing, shoplifting can include changing price tags (which is harder to do now with the bar scans in some stores), consuming food or drink without paying for it, leaving a restaurant without paying, wearing items out of a store (again, hoping there isn’t an alarm tag on them) - this and more will land you in legal trouble if you are caught. Teens seem to believe it could never happen to them - however more and more I am hearing from parents that have had to deal with this. To learn more, visit http://www.stopyourkidsfromshoplifting.com/ and get some great parenting tips such as: Why Children Steal and Your Role in Preventing Ret...