How should you discipline a child who loses their things?

How should you discipline a child who loses their things?

Talk less or act more? Bongani needs help deciding on how he should approach a situation with his son.

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If you're a parent, at some point in your child's life they will have lost an item that you purchased for them. It could be something as basic as stationery or even clothing. Either way, it's frustrating having to lay out money to buy things for a second time.

On Thursday, Bongani told the Drive Team about his nine-year-old son who lost his shoes on the second day back at school. To make matters worse, he then lost his lunch bag and a few days later, he lost his hat. What a series of unfortunate events! 

Read: Would you bribe a parent to bring their kid to your child's birthday party?

As a parent, Bongani is at his wits end and has no idea how to discipline his child. How can he send his child to school without a lunch bag or shoes? 

East Coast Drive asked if listeners could relate to this and it seems that Bongani isn't the only one who has been in this situation before. 

Here's what KZN had to say...

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