Teens Struggle to Tell the Truth

And Parents’ Habits Aren’t Helping

It’s a sad reality, but everybody knows that teenagers lie. Some of them do it more often than others, but all of them know it’s wrong. Fortunately, when confronted with their deceit, most teens own their punishment and seek reconciliation.

I just wish the same thing could be said of their parents.

I Learned it from Watching You

Penn State did a study just a few years back and found that 98% of teens lie to their parents…even though 98% of the same group believed lying was morally wrong. That news was disturbing to say the least, and gave us lots of reasons to address truth in families and youth ministries.

And not much has changed since then.

Sure, 98% of kids might lie to their parents about brushing their teeth, but what about more serious issues?...

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