Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Sue Scheff: Teen Shoplifting


As a parent advocate, I hear from parents on a weekly basis and one subject matter that is always discussed at least once a week, is their child shoplifting aka - stealing! Why? The teens usually don’t have to do this, however it becomes a “cool” thing that others are doing - and peer pressure to fit in can cause your child to participate in an act they know is not right.


There have been reports that most kids don’t steal because they need to, or financial issues or need - it is simply peer pressure to fit in with a poplular (in their eyes) group of kids.


Learn More from the National Association of Shoplifting Prevention - Being an educated parent can help prevent your teen from making bad choices.


Prevent Consumer Shoplifting by Raising Awareness!80% of shoplifting offenders believe that people shoplift because they don’t fully understand the crime’s harmful effect on themselves, the victims and the community.


Help Stop Your Kids From Shoplifting - visit http://www.stopyourkidsfromshoplifting.com/