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  • Right the Wrong (8-20-2010)

     

    PODCAST SCRIPT:

    If you catch your teen lying or cheating, here’s how I recommend approaching it.

    Attacking dishonesty head-on can cause your teenager to simply lie more to protect himself. I’ve found a better approach is to say you’ll talk to him about it tomorrow. That gives him time to think about his misdeed and an opportunity to come forward with the truth, without feeling attacked.

    The next day, when you confront his dishonesty, tell him you love him and want to help him avoid bigger problems later in life. Tell him how dishonesty is counter to your values and destructive to his future. Then affirm his ability to rebuild your trust, after he rights the wrong and experiences the appropriate consequences.


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