What is an appropriate punishment for a 16 yr old for lying?
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Well depends on the type of lies. If they are serious than take the car, phone, money, friend privilages, and computer.
If it's not as serious then just take away like one or two of the things, depending on what he/she did.
Make the punishment match the crime. If they lied about where they went don't let them go anywhere, etc.
It will be hard bc they will throw a temper tantrum of a 3 yr old, but you still have 2 more years. It is your job to make them decent adults who are capable of making wise decisions.
My parents first grounded me... and then made me write stupid reports on why it was wrong... I hated it, but it worked...
Have her write the report on why she lied, and then have her write how she could have handled it differently.
Depends on what they are lying about. Everyone on the planet tells lies so I don't see a big deal in it unless it was something that could hurt someone.
It depends on what was lied about and the reasons for lying,
in the first place.
Bust her in the lip.
I bet she'll think twice about lying next time.
just give a slight slap on her face and ask her to make a promise not to lie in future
take away driving privileges or favorite hobby until they give up this habit in the making. They'll get sick of no freedom and change their ways or else. As long as you have not been busted for lying yourself. What did they lie about? It does matter and you need to include such things in the future to get the best advise. Good luck with your teenager.
it all depends on what they lied about...
ummm...they're 16!!! Let it be!!!
I would take away their privlages items, depending on the lie, 1 or all, or more of the following
Cell Phone
Tv
Computer
Privlage to have their door closed(I've geard of paremnts taking the doors of the hinge, until they could be trusted again)
Internet access
Phone
Late Nights
Going Out
Explain that everything that you have given them up and until this point, you have the right to take away, as the trust has been taken away because of the lie , just like trust takes a while to get back, they will slowly gain back their privliges, and take it as a learning experience, I am pretty sure we have all told a lie or two in our lives, if the lie went unnoticed, we did it again, if we were afraid of getting caught up in it, we usually learn from those, hopefully next time your teen will be honest. Make sure your teen feels there is an oppertunity to speak with you about things that may bother them, at school, work, home whatever, so that way you can know whats going on, and hopefully promote more honest behavior.
depends what they were lying about.
It depends on what it is that they lied about. If they lied about something like skipping school, sneaking out with friends, or smoking, ground them (and have a talk with them). If they lied about having done their homework, start keeping in better touch with their teachers, set stricter rules for homework, and perhaps consider taking away their allowance if they don't complete their homework. If they lied about having sex, have a long talk with them about the dangers of teen sex, and make them get tested for STD's and go on birth control--possibly make them do some reaserch on teen mothers/fathers as well, so that they can see the consequences--and start supervising their interpersonal relations much more closely. If they lied about drugs, alcohol, or an eating disorder, the most important thing is to get them into treatment, ASAP. If they lied about where they went, or about having a party...ground them. If, however, what they lied about something trivial like eating a candy bar before dinner when you didn't want them too, or staying up too late, don't do anything, and consider loosening your rules in those areas--they're old enough to start having that kind of control over their own life in areas like bedtime and diet. (And no, I'm not a teenager. LOL. That just happens to be how I feel about that subject...)
A strap across the naked rear end would work
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