Deter through strong intervention. Immediately contact mental health services, and participate in community after school programs, Parenting Skills Programs and Juvenile Justice Diversion Programs. Recent changes in the child's family structure, such as divorce, separation, new baby or death of a relative. Child has been under severe stress in past six months, such as a move to another neighborhood or school, or loss of friends. Fighting between child and parents or siblings increases markedly.
Child believes fire can do magical things.
Child dreams about fire at night. Child talks about fire during the day. We all pay for arson. We pay for it in higher property insurance premiums and in higher taxes to make up for the lost real estate base.