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Scientists reveal the two parenting tips that could help prevent your child from committing suicide or sniffing glue
Scientists found helping children with their homework can stop them from attempting suicide. And a Brazilian study found keeping tabs on children protects them from taking drugs.
New research concludes that parents should mollycoddle their children to stop them from becoming suicidal or turning to drugs
STRICT PARENTS TURN KIDS INTO LIARS
Strict parents are more likely turn their children into 'very skilled and effective liars' academics claimed last August.
Psychotherapist Philippa Perry said that parents who are too strict create an atmosphere 'whereby the child does not feel safe telling the truth'.
Controversially she said all lies are co-created and by not allowing a situation where children can tell the truth, parents can only blame themselves if they find out they have been deceived.
Her comments are supported by research from Canadian psychologist Victoria Talwar who developed an experiment to measure children's lies.
Dr Talwar chose two schools in West Africa, one with relaxed rules and one very punitive school, to take part in her so-called 'Peeping Game'.
Dr Talwar found in the more relaxed school some of the children lied and some told the truth, roughly on a par with results she had seen in Western schools.
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