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To: Doppler who wrote (29786)	4/23/2000 1:22:00 AM
From: Neenny	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 63513

She says you are never supposed to punish them for coming clean. I sort of agree, but how do you show them that they will be better off telling the truth initially, than lying about it. In my house we try to separate the consequences. There is one consequence for the initial mistake. Then there is a more harsh consequence for the lying. Hoping they see that the discipline for the mistake is not nearly as bad as they thought it would be, and the discipline for lying is much worse by comparison. Example, My kids are old enough for instance to make them do an extra chore for the mistake, but for instance if one would lie to me now, chances are I would take away their Pokemon cards for a few days.

To: Doppler who wrote (29786)	4/23/2000 1:34:00 AM
From: Lost1	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 63513

I tend to think that something like Easter or a special thing they will out grow shouldn't be taken away. We as parents only have a very short time to enjoy this period. As far as lying I find that it seems to come easier for girls. I don't know if this is just the way it is in my house but I find my oldest daughter to be much more deceiving and sneaky. Maybe that's the way she feels she has to be. I agree with Neenish about chores. I reduce punishments all the time if they are willing to work it off. The boys always will opt for that and I think it's better for them to feel good about accomplishing something than to just sit in their room or lose TV or a toy. ps--My youngest boy didn't get to color eggs this year due to his behavior..this came about after several warnings. I felt so bad for him I was willing to give it back, but the other kids wouldn't hear of it<gg> Sometimes I'm convinced that I'm a terrible Daddy..Morning always seems to make it better