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  • The Truth for Teens (8-07-2009)

     

    SCRIPT:

    Parents sometimes struggle with what to say to their teen when they have to share some bad news.

    Proverbs 26:28 says,  “A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.”

    When a father needed to know what to tell his teen about his terminal illness, I advised him as I’ll advise you – don’t lie, tell a teen the truth in age-appropriate terms.  Give the truth some time to sink in, and update the truth as the disease progresses.

    Your teen will always remember openness and honesty, and in the long run they’ll thank you for it. Teens need their parents to speak the truth, at all times.  So determine to be a loving, truthful parent, no matter how difficult the telling becomes.


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