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<blockquote data-quote="looking4hope" data-source="post: 137055" data-attributes="member: 4362"><p>I know you've seen this in other posts, but the book "The Explosive Child" has some strategies that can work. My other suggestion is to talk to your difficult child when he is calm, and ask him what he would do if he were you. Then come up with a contract explaining the consequences for specific behaviors that have been agreed upon by both of you. Kids have more buy-in when they participate in these discussions. I would then reinforce every day that the contract is in place, and you expect him to comply. Also consider adding rewards for sticking to the contract, such as he can take a friend out to a movie and pizza with the family if he doesn't lie for a month. When it's written down, he knows what's expected and what the rewards can be.</p><p></p><p>We've all struggled with this, and unfortunately lying is a HUGE problem for our difficult children. My son didn't get better with the lying until he was correctly diagnosed and his medications were corrected. Checking into the medications might also help -- is the lying occuring later in the day? Sometimes when kids come down from stimulants, their behavior is worse. You might want to make a log and bring it to his psychiatrist. If you do find a pattern, they will definitely want to know.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="looking4hope, post: 137055, member: 4362"] I know you've seen this in other posts, but the book "The Explosive Child" has some strategies that can work. My other suggestion is to talk to your difficult child when he is calm, and ask him what he would do if he were you. Then come up with a contract explaining the consequences for specific behaviors that have been agreed upon by both of you. Kids have more buy-in when they participate in these discussions. I would then reinforce every day that the contract is in place, and you expect him to comply. Also consider adding rewards for sticking to the contract, such as he can take a friend out to a movie and pizza with the family if he doesn't lie for a month. When it's written down, he knows what's expected and what the rewards can be. We've all struggled with this, and unfortunately lying is a HUGE problem for our difficult children. My son didn't get better with the lying until he was correctly diagnosed and his medications were corrected. Checking into the medications might also help -- is the lying occuring later in the day? Sometimes when kids come down from stimulants, their behavior is worse. You might want to make a log and bring it to his psychiatrist. If you do find a pattern, they will definitely want to know. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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