Rabbi Friedman, Parenting Q&A, March 2009 I

Our 10 year old son, the youngest of four, has two problems that were having difficulty getting him to overcome.
Problem number 1: he has a hard time accomplishing tasks on his own without guidance from us., whether its a new chore at home that hes been given and is not part of his daily routine, or a school assignment that requires him to work independently to accomplish his goal. Without input from us, he doesnt think the process through of what he needs to do, and gets very frustrated.
Problem number 2, he has a problem with lying. If he doesnt do something that hes supposed to do, he will try to lie his way out of it. It seems that weve tried everything to tell the truth in all matters, but nothing seems to hold.

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