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“Secure children/teenagers know their parents are there to assist them. They know they can give explanations without the fear of criticism. If the truth is told, there should be no come-back unless the same wrong action is repeated. My youngest son told me the truth about an issue and as I said I was going to discipline him he said: "Do you want to make a liar out of me because in future I shall not tell you the truth!?”

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