I would hope that all of you agree with me that setting a good example for your children is one of the top priorities for a parent. That said, would you also agree that taking your child and using him as a shield on your shoplifting experiences is a bad example of parenting?

That is precisely the case for a Georgia woman who brought her preschool-age daughter along when she shoplifted from a Target store.

Target store surveillance video showed a woman putting items in a bag she had in her cart and leaving without paying for the items.

In order to make her shopping experience seem normal, the woman paid for some small ticket items to divert suspicion. This as reported in wsbtv.com.

This was not the first time she was spotted shoplifting. Video also shows her stealing a camera and baby swing from the store in February.

Just one month later she was recorded with the child after stealing a step stool, extension cord and clothing.  Cameras from the parking lot show the mother and child leaving in a white SUV.

Her charges will certainly be more severe than simple shoplifting once she is apprehended. They plan to charge her with shoplifting as well as contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Police claim they are close. I hope she gets a good stop theft class as part of her penalty.