My daughter is a big Moshi Monsters fan and the craze in her class at the moment is for the little collectible Moshlings. She is in Yr 1 so is just getting into the swapping / lending thing.
When she first got some of these little figures I banned her from taking them to school as I felt she was too young to get the whole swap thing, however she soon began to get some doubles so I let her take them in to swap, explaining only to swap if she was happy with what she was getting and that a swap was forever. Then she was lent a couple and then reciprocated so again I explained that once lent not to expect them back. She then got a few rare ones and some LTD Edition Gold Moshlings which I explained were not to go to school.
Now transpires she has been smuggling these rare ones into school in her underwear and suffice to say she lent 4 to her best friend who took them home and lost them. His mother is upset and apologetic. She wants to replace them and get her son to contribute from his piggy bank (they are 6 so don't really get proper pocket money) to teach him to look after other peoples things, but I want to teach DD that she shouldn't take things into school when not allowed and it's tough poo if they then susequently get lost.
Just feel that whatever we do one child is going to get scot free.
Also do I practically strip search my DD before school or trust her not to take them in again?
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