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What happened

They lied about homework to use the tablet.

One night?
A whole week?
Your free reviewTonight. Check homework before screen time tomorrow.
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The moment before you go back in

Do I take the tablet for one night and look weak? Or take it for a week and turn this into a bigger fight?

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A quiet pause before a hard talkA parent sits at a table holding a tablet. A warm doorway is open beside them.
8:47 PMThe tablet is still in your hand.

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Taking the tablet for one night does not fit every broken rule. Fluemo asks what happened, your child's age, and what you tried.

Fluemo Parenting Review
Broken rule · age 9 to 12
The question

Your 11-year-old lied about finishing homework so they could use the tablet. Should you take the tablet tonight, or for the whole week?

What to do

No tablet tonight. Tomorrow, check the homework before screen time starts.

Why this may help

The lie was used to get tablet time. Taking the tablet tonight fits what happened without making the punishment last all week.

What to do next

Tell your child the tablet is off for tonight. Tomorrow, check the homework together before the tablet is used.

Words you can use“You said your homework was done so you could use the tablet. The tablet is off for tonight. Tomorrow, we will check the homework before screen time.”
Change this answer if

The homework was done, your child did not understand the work, or this keeps happening after you use the same rule.

Source and limitAmerican Academy of Pediatrics, Improving Family Communications

Covers clear rules, calm words, and age-based discipline. It does not choose this exact next step.

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The answer should change when the facts change.

A child who finished the homework should not get the same answer as a child who lied to use the tablet. A child who did not understand the work needs a different first step again.

01

IfThe homework was already done.

ThenDo not take the tablet. The rule was not broken.

02

IfThey did not understand the homework.

ThenHelp with the work before deciding about the tablet.

03

IfThis keeps happening after the same rule.

ThenCheck homework first instead of adding a longer ban.

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