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- What should we keep in mind about connecting with our teenage sons and daughters?
- What is the key to a smooth and healthy relationship with teenage children?
- Could you give us some key tips for talking to our teenage son?
- What can I do to get my daughter to tell me things and not worry me more?
- Is it right to want to know absolutely everything about our children's lives?
- How should we have a conversation with our children without it seeming like an interrogation, or without them seeing it as such?
- My daughter explains her problems more to her friends than to me, her mother. What should I do?
- How can we connect with them when they respond with a dismissive tone and refuse to talk?
- How do we approach a conversation with them when we know they are lying to us?
- How should we act if we don't like our children's friends or their partners?
- How can we make them understand that rules and limits are necessary to maintain order, and that we do this not to annoy them but because we love them?
- How can I create trusting environments with my daughter?
- How can we set limits in adolescence if we haven't been able to do so before?
- How can we manage conflicts that arise when boundaries are crossed?
- My son questions everything I say, as if nothing I say is valid. What can we do?
- Sometimes I feel like my son hears me, but he doesn't listen. How can I connect with him so he'll pay attention to us?
- Is it normal for my daughter to stop talking to me and say she doesn't love me?
How do we approach a conversation with them when we know they are lying to us?
Marta Pardo Gallego
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. Clinical Head of the alternative to hospitalization program.
Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona
Frequent lying is an avoidance strategy to avoid criticism, rejection, a lecture, a scolding, or punishment. A teenager may also lie to seek approval or recognition. In any case, the lies reveal an underlying coping difficulty that we need to understand. Depending on the difficulty, the appropriate strategy may vary. If lying is a habitual tactic, and we need to discuss the issue, it's advisable to avoid direct confrontation or criticism of the behavior. It's preferable to show curiosity and interest in understanding the intention and reason for not telling the truth . Ultimately, this will help us focus on finding solutions and give us the opportunity to work with and support them in learning coping skills.
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Marta Pardo Gallego
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. Clinical Head of the alternative to hospitalization program.
Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona
Mother and teenage daughter