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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Help - really.  Please none of the "apple does not fall far from the tree" kind of help.

My 12 year old DS is an only child is well behaved though struggles a bit with school and social stuff has been lying about almost EVERYTHING lately.  Everything from feeding the dogs,[b] remembering to bring running shoes to gym, and what shirt he wore the day of school photos.  [/b]Frankly, I cannot trust him with anything he says anymore.  I try to give him the benefit of the doubt and not verify everything he says (to avoid making it seem I do not try to trust him) but every time I randomly verify the more important things - I find out he lied!  He has even done this at school with a teacher about forgetting books or homework in the locker.

I try to make it clear that it is unacceptable, I get more upset at the instances when he does something wrong and lies - rather than just does something wrong.  I have explained how lying impacts trust in a relationship, and if I cannot trust him I cannot feel comfortable with giving privileges to do special or more mature things he may want to do.

Thoughts on strategies that work?  I know that some of this is age appropriate.[/quote]

Why do these things matter?  It sounds like you're micromanaging him to an extreme.  Stop bothering him about every little thing and the lying will stop. [/quote]

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