But David’s parents should also talk with their son and his doctor about possibly adjusting his ADHD medication, or adding behavior therapy to his treatment plan. Busted! Lies should have consequences-in David’s case, he wasn’t allowed to use the car for two weeks. Unfortunately, for David, his sister spotted the car in the cinema parking lot. When asked later how his research was going, David assures his father that his time was well spent. Being impulsive, he detours to the mall to catch the new action movie.
David asks to borrow the family car to drive to the library to do research. A parent should discipline a teen for his untruths, but he should also help him manage the symptoms that may have caused him to lie. Manage Symptoms of ADHD and LyingĪfter working with many parents and teens, I’ve found that serious lies sometimes spring from an inability to treat and manage ADHD symptoms. It is an organization and record-keeping issue, not an honesty issue. When his parents confront him, Barry stubbornly argues that his mom never told him to be home early. Distracted and rushing, he mumbles, “Yeah, OK, Mom.” In the course of a hectic day, he forgets his mother’s reminder and walks in an hour late.
Barry’s mother, for example, tells him to come right home after school, because the family is going out to dinner. Some children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD or ADD) may not be dishonest as much as they are victims of uncontrolled ADHD symptoms. I don’t mean the little white lies that everyone tells once in a while, but repeated lying that causes conflicts and difficulties. Few things damage the trust of parents of children with ADHD as quickly or deeply as habitual lying.
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