Getting Your Kid to Be Honest with You
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Getting Your Kid to Be Honest with You

ByLarry Hagner

What are we supposed to do when our kids admit to doing something wrong?
When they are small, it may be a fight on the playground or a grade on a test. As they get older, they’ll have to navigate sex, drugs, and peer pressure. The risks are bigger, and the consequences are more serious.
Today we talk about getting your kid to be honest with you, no matter what.

Why Kids Lie and What Dads Can Do About It
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Why Kids Lie and What Dads Can Do About It

ByLarry Hagner

We usually interview an alliance member on Thursday Throwdown, but this week’s going to be a little different. This is about being a human and fallible dad in the midst of some challenges with my 11-year-old son. He’s been caught in a few lies lately, and that’s the type of behavior a dad wants to get in front of right away.

Why do kids lie and what can dads do about it? How do we punish them without making them feel as if we only exist to make their lives miserable? How can we make our kids understand how difficult it is to be a parent? You’ll find out my personal experience in this episode.

Making Honesty the Easy Choice for Your Kids
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Making Honesty the Easy Choice for Your Kids

ByLarry Hagner

I have a special guest in the studio with me today to discuss something near and dear to our hearts as fathers – HONESTY. For this episode, I brought in my eleven-year-old son Ethan, un-prepped and unscripted, to talk about how he feels when it’s time for him to be honest with me and how I can make it easier for him to come to me when he has a problem.