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How to Deal with Lying in Children and Teens

May 04th, 201102:01 PM ET

By Empowering Parents

When you catch your child in a lie, it's natural to feel betrayed, hurt, angry and frustrated. But here's the truth: lying is normal. It's wrong, but it's normal. In fact, we all do it to some degree. Consider how adults use lies in their daily lives: When we're stopped for speeding, we often minimize what we've done wrong, if not out–an...
Why Kids Tell Lies And What To Do About It

February 22nd, 201005:27 PM ET

By Empowering Parents

Q: When your child lies to you, it hurts. As parents, it makes us angry and we take it personally. We feel like we can never trust our child again. Why does lying cause such anger, pain and worry for parents? James: Parents are understandably very afraid of their children getting hurt and getting into trouble, but they have very little protection ...
Teens and Privacy: Should I Spy on My Child?

February 09th, 201001:16 PM ET

By Empowering Parents

Note from James: A lot of the things we do to protect our children might be considered "spying" by our kids, but they are in fact measures we take to keep them safe from others, as well as from themselves. Before we begin, I want to say that I hesitate to use the word "spying" because it has a negative, sneaky connotation. It's hard to "spy" on som...
The Rising Tide of Teen Dishonesty

December 04th, 200903:14 PM ET

By Mark Gregston

I always speak the truth and refuse to tell a lie. --Proverbs 8:7 (CEV) Some claim that the silly gesture of crossing your fingers behind your back to cover up a lie originated with Roman persecution of Christians. To escape death, those who lied about their faith in Christ, just as Peter did, made the sign of the cross behind their back to ask Go...