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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have access to my child's phone and learned through looking at his texts that he attempted to get a homework assignment from friends. He was having difficulty with the assignment and realized at 10pm the night before it was due that he had done it wrong. He is in 11th grade. He offered to pay friends for them to give him the work.  Fortunately, no one agreed, but I am concerned that he would even consider cheating. I would prefer not having a fight over his privacy, but feel I must address this issue. Any suggestions?[/quote]

Yeah here is one.  Tell him that you know that he tried to buy his way out of doing his own work.  Take the damned phone away and try being a parent.[/quote]

WHOA.  OP is being a parent...she's asking for advice on how to deal with this situation.  And how does taking the phone away help?

OP, talk to your son on how to deal with a last minute crisis.  Does your son handle pressure this badly in other situations?  Tell him he absolutely cannot do this.  If this was a case of bad judgment one time on the part of a teen, then I would be inclined to counsel him.  He needs strategies for dealing with situations like this.  Sit down with him -- both you and your husband should participate.  He should be made to think of three (at least) strategies for how he could have dealt with this situation -- staying up and doing the assignment again; taking a bad grade; explaining the situation to the teacher and showing him/her his effort; asking for an extension, etc.  He also needs to understand that not everyone has financial resources to buy their way out of issues.

If he has done this before -- it's time to punish.[/quote]

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