WWYD? 8 YO daughter lied about watching YouTube videos

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No you don’t double down on the punishment because she lied. You talk about what honesty is important, you talk about why you have these rules. You are trying to develop a relationship where your kid can make a mistake and not feel terrified to come to you about it and not start becoming a better liar.

So make the computer a public thing, but don’t give extra punishments.

This is what we do - all media use is near parents and when there has been sneaking/lying, we talk about honesty and why we have the rules (again). Kids are more likely to follow rules they understand and it’s hard for them to see YouTube as dangerous even though it definitely is.