This document provides 6 tips for understanding why teenage sons lie and how to address it. The tips are: 1) explain the risks of lying so they understand the consequences; 2) discuss how lying makes others feel emotionally; 3) get to the root of why they lied and discuss better choices; 4) set clear boundaries that lying won't be tolerated; 5) restore trust by giving them a chance to be honest; and 6) lead by example with honesty even though you can't control their choices. The overall message is that lying often stems from a desire for independence or fear, and open communication along with clear expectations can help address it.

1. Why does your teenage son lie?
Find out 6 easy tips to help you understand better.
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2. But! Before we get to the 6 easy tips let’s discuss …..
When your son becomes a teen and begins acting more elusive
or lies, it usually means he wants more room to grow. Or, your
son wants to feel free, or escape being yelled at, punished,
smacked around, or he is scared of you or just doesn’t trust you.
It’s pretty simple if you think about it. I think it really does come
down to those few things.

3. But, what seems simple can be very challenging to get past when
trying to gain trust or create an honest relationship with your son.
Whatever your teenager's reasons for lying, parents need to take it
seriously because the quality of family life and quality of
communication could be devastating. For example, lying about
substance abuse to conceal what is really going on.

4. Here are 6 easy ways that can help …
Explain the risks of lying so your teen son
understands the consequences of dishonesty.
1. Talk about how it feels to be lied to so your
teenager understands the emotional impact.
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5. 2. Talk about how it feels to be lied to so the teenager
understands the emotional impact.
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6. 3. Get to the root of the problem. What were his exact
reasons for lying? What is he feeling? Why it occurred,
how the teenager could have chosen differently so that
lying did not occur, and what he is going to do to
prevent further lying. Remember to be as non-
judgmental as possible.
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7. 4. Set boundaries about lying. Tell your son how you feel and what
you want.
For example, “I want you to do your best to tell me the truth.” I want
you to eventually feel comfortable telling me the truth.”
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8. 5. I think most importantly, restore trust and the expectation of
truth in order to give your son a chance to restart an honest
relationship with you or whoever he lied to. Also, explain that
you reestablished trust because in a healthy relationship people
should be able trust each other to tell the truth.
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9. 6. You can't stop your son from choosing to lie, but you can
definitely manage lying and be a good example.
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10. Thanks for reading! Hope we helped!
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