8yrs old lying and stealing

[MDJ30]

My 8 year old daughter is lynig and stealing at school.  This has been going on for a few monthes now.  The first time she took a book off a class mate.  I made her return the book and write a apology letter to her friend.  I explained to her that lying and stealing is wrong and that you could get in serious trouble for it.  Then last week I get a call at work telling me she has took books from the teacher and stealing off her desk and giving it to other children, And tht she was caught taking a cell phone and putting in another childs desk.  The teacher took her to the office and let the principal talk to her.  When she got home she got grounded from her things, and gave her a spanking.  I also went to school the following day and had a talk with her teacher and took her breaks away.  I talk to her all the time about how it is wrong and tell her that people go to jail every day for stealing tring to get her to realize that it is wrong.  But I don't think I'm getting threw to her.  Today she came home with a cell phone she said her friend gave it to her.  She has lied so much I don't believe her.  I know she is a good kid and she makes straight A's in school. The teacher said said the only problem with her is her lying and stealing.  What am I to do?  Nothing seems to work.  I Need help.

[aya oba]

All you need to do ,firstly is prayer and ask for forgiveness of sin,see your pastor and do counselling and special prayer,i mean deliverance .God almighty will take total control.Little Punishment will do too like grounded for short Hour .Talk with him/her with Love and make your point on what she /he doing that is not okay.God help you.

[monica928]

I have a 7 year old daugher and today I received a phone call from her teacher telling me that she had taken other kids personal stuff.  An DS, eyeglass case, class timer, and a stationery package.  This is now the 2nd time that she has done this and I am at my wits end on how to deal with her lying and stealing.  She knows the difference between right and wrong and I don't know what is triggering her to do this.  She just says she doesn't know.  She is not deprived of attention or from me buying her toys.  She has a DS, timer, etc.  What can I do to stop this?  THe teacher suggested I speak with the school counselor, but I'm not sure if I should go with a private psychologist.  Any advice would be great.

[margypops]

Perhaps instead of all this punishing ,it would be good to find out why she is doing this..She is upset and by spanking , grounding, telling her she could go to jail, taking breaks away, as she had been taken to the office to speak to the principal perhaps she had had enough punishment , This could be causing her anxiety, is there a counsellor at the school may she could be speak to . Try the other tack, focus on her positive side and praise her when you see her doing something right,