"Human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to behave in a certain way, and can't really get rid of it." - C. S. Lewis

Curious enough, there is a certain 7 year old boy in my house is having trouble with certain behaviors. (lying, cheating) He's having these problems in school. He's only done each thing once but it is very interesting because he's not normally like that at home. Yes, he is always trying to negotiate his way out of trouble. But the lying and the cheating.....?! When he gets caught at school, it seems like he doesn't want to confess because then his esteemed teacher will know he's failed. So, he lied but got caught. He cheated on his math paper. Why did I read him the book, "The Real Francine "? It's an Arthur book where Muffy cheats off of Francine's math paper and then lies when she gets caught. In the end, Muffy confesses so that Francine can play the softball game. Maybe if I discuss losing trust and other issues, it will hit home.
Our thought (my husband's and mine) is that if we don't address these issues in a big way now, he'll have other major issues later in his life. We love him so! Any other ideas out there?