I asked Daughter again this week, all casual like, why she takes the food. Stock answer: I don't know.
Then, a bit later, when I was doing some washing-up, she pottered into the kitchen and we chatted a little, then she said that she thought she knew why she took food, she did it when worried and she's worried about SATs next week.
Doh!
How thick am I?
Daughter's been displaying certain behaviours recently and I connected them to her impending SATS no problem and diffused things quickly. But the food? It all started weeks ago and so I didn't make the connect, even though I know the SATs pressure has been on at school since Christmas.
As soon as she said it, I knew it was right. The last time she drove me bonkers with this sort of stuff was when she went on a residential last Autumn, and that was of course a big thing for her. It died down as soon as it was over.
Wahoo!
Daughter got a big hug with that one and we've agreed to start introducing confectionery back into the house after her SATs next week, see how she goes.
Can't believe I didn't think it myself!
4 comments:
Yay! Glad you got to the bottom of it. If only they opened up more often... Maybe next time she's doing something similar you can remind her of how much better it was after you spoke about it too...
Yeay!! She trusted you enough to tell you, well done mommy and well done daughter for trusting mommy :)
I can't believe you didn't think of that too, but maybe all the general stress has just deadened your receptors. Communication is a wonderful thing. X X
Psychological Studies on Shoplifters, Shoplifting and Kleptomania
www.shopliftingprevention.org/.../nrc/psychologicalstudies.htm
Today, kleptomania is considered far more prevalent than originally believed. .... an unresolved mourning or loss in the context of high stress and depression, ...
ADDICTED TO STEALING
www.shopliftingprevention.org/.../nrc/.../addicted_to_stealing.htm
While acknowledging one apparent physiological component of kleptomania-a deficiency of the neurotransmitter serotonin-many students of the disorder stress ..
wasn't Queen Mary a kleptomaniac?
I am sure it is a manifestation of mental issues and not 'criminal' activity. Hang in there.
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