Episode 77: Lying Teenagers, That Dangerous Tik Tok Trend & Teenage Tantrums

Feeding The Mouth That Bites You: Parenting Teens Into Adulthood

Kenneth Wilgus, PhD, P.C.

Christian Parenting, Christianity, Teens, Education, Teenagers, Kids, Kids & Family, Parenting, Religion & Spirituality, Adolescents, How To, Parenting Teens, Parents

4.9 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Parents hate when teenagers lie to them but how big a deal should we make over lying? Also we discus the "devious licks" Tik Tok trend and what to do about it. Also, a listener asks about responding to her teenager's tantrums when punished. Got questions or feedback? We want to hear from you! [email protected] Join us on Patreon for bonus content and more: https://www.patreon.com/FeedingTheMouthThatBitesYou

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0:00.0	You are listening to Feeding the Mouth That Bites You with Ashley Parrish and Jessica Pfeiffer.
0:05.6	A weekly podcast guide on parenting teens and launching them into the world. As always,
0:10.8	we are joined by psychologist and author, Dr. Ken Wilgus.
0:14.7	Hey guys and welcome back. Are you guys on TikTok?
0:19.1	Of course not. Do I look like I'm on TikTok?
0:23.9	What's your TikTok username, Dr. Kiddh?
0:27.0	It's hashtag too old to be doing this.
0:30.1	No, I'm not doing TikTok.
0:32.2	Okay, so Dr. Ken, have you heard this most recent TikTok trend called Devious Licks where kids are
0:40.0	stealing things specifically from school?
0:43.4	What?
0:44.2	Okay, I think I saw, I read an article that some kids stole a school bus.
0:49.4	That wasn't a TikTok thing, was it?
0:51.3	Yes, it was.
0:52.6	They won up each other.
0:53.9	So somebody might steal a clock,
0:55.9	somebody might steal a traffic cone, somebody else can steal a school bus. But they're videoing
1:02.7	themselves do it. Is that? Yes. Yes. And TikTok is quickly trying to eliminate this and take
1:08.4	these things down. But then the kids are going to other social media
1:12.6	platforms like Snapchat, posting it on private stories and making sure that their friends know
1:17.2	about the devious links. We're finding our secret place to keep doing this. Well, I'm just glad
1:22.9	your kids have never heard of this. So that makes me for the same thing. Actually, my teenager is the one that
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