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The Truth-Seeking Parent

By Julian Hayes

The Truth-Seeking Parent Parents & Children

The Truth-Seeking Parent

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They look you in the eye. They promise they didn't do it. And you don't know if you're raising a master criminal or just being paranoid.The evidence is in your pocket. The receipt, the text message, or the broken vase. You know they are lying. Yet, when you confront them, they don't crumble. They double down. They attack you for snooping. They act so outraged that you actually start to doubt your own sanity.In that moment, you have a choice. You can become the Interrogator-yelling, threatening, and demanding a confession-or you can become a Truth-Seeker.Most parents choose interrogation. And most parents fail. Why? Because fear doesn't create honesty; it creates better liars.In The Truth-Seeking Parent, behavioral analyst Julian Hayes hands you the missing manual for the modern teen (and toddler). By adapting protocols from the world of non-verbal observation and linguistics, this book shifts the power dynamic from "Gotcha!" to "I see you."Stop guessing and start decoding. You will discover:The Eye Contact Myth: Why a child who looks you dead in the eye is often lying, while the one looking at the floor is processing the truth.The "Honest Foot": Why the face can lie, but the feet always point toward the intent (and the exit).Linguistic Leaks: How to spot the "Pronoun Drop" and the "Text Bridge"-the specific verbal gaps where the secrets are hiding.The Freeze Response: How to distinguish between a stubborn child ignoring you and a terrified child who has neurologically shut down.The Truth Bridge: The exact script to use to de-escalate a lie and offer your child a "safe off-ramp" back to honesty.
You don't need a polygraph. You just need to know where to look.It is time to retire the interrogation lamp. Learn to read the silence, spot the leakage, and build a relationship where the truth is safe enough to be spoken.Don't just catch the lie. Connect with the child hiding behind it.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
202
Release Date:
2025-12-20
Publication Date:
2025-12-20
Publisher:
Julian Hayes
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN13:
9798233145117
Weight:
262 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
11 cm
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