Teaching my son about integrity

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4d ago1 min read

My 9yo cheated on a spelling test at school. Instead of just punishing him, I'm trying to use it as a teaching moment about honesty and what God says about integrity. We talked about how taking shortcuts now ruins your character and nobody respects a cheater. Took him to apologize to his teacher. Hoping this sticks with him long term. How do you approach these moral teaching moments?

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TTony M.Regular2d ago

Takes guts to not just go straight to punishment. Way to use it as a teaching moment. That's the stuff that actually changes their character instead of just making them afraid of getting caught.

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AAlexRegular3d ago

That's tough love in the best way. My oldest is that age too and I'm realizing that how I respond to his mistakes is gonna shape how he makes decisions later. Sounds like you're handling it with real wisdom.

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BBenNew Dad3d ago

This is parenting done right. Way harder to sit down and talk through why he made that choice than to just punish him and move on. Integrity lessons early stick with kids forever.

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