• High School Academic Planning Guide 2019-20

•  Middle School Academic Planning Guide 2019-20

What is cheating/lying?

Cheating/lying is when a person misleads, deceives, or acts dishonestly on purpose. Cheating is so tempting, because it makes difficult things seem easy. Lying and cheating, for the most part, are a normal part of child development.

Interventions for Lying/Cheating:

• Speak in calm and neutral tone
• Avoid poser struggles
• Talk openly
• Give logical consequences (Love and Logic techniques/Refer to websites below)
• Model Truthfulness
• Teach Social Skills (Act out or role play with child)
• Make sure lying is not rewarding for child
• Look for reasons behind the cheating/lying

Resources:

Franklin Fibs by Paulette Bourgeois

Finders Keepers for Franklin by Brenda Clark

Berenstein Bears and the Truth by Stan & Jan Berenstain

Jamaica and the Substitute Teacher by Juanita Havill

Children’s Book about Cheating/Help Me Be Good by Joy Berry

RISD Resources:

Positive Parenting/Parent Education Seminar

Character Guidance Lessons/Kids for Character  Program (Josephson Institute)

Chick Fil-A Character Education Program