I know one of my sons is lying to me.

You are right. He is lying but it's just to protect his reputation to his friends I guess. Don't call him every ten minutes. Instead try every hour. It's probably because his friends laugh at him and it makes him sad. So, try calling him every hour or so and don't worry, he'll be fine:).

If you really think something is going on tell him he can't do the sleep over and to come home. If he says he can't get a ride home tell him you are picking him up and that you would like to speak to the kids parent(s) who is hosting the sleep over.

Keep him on a long leash...Do not pull on the leash to much or he will fight.Let him run in his directions just keep him in sight...Kids are hard and you can not always be everywhere they are or where they want to be...Fighting with him all the time doesn't help a thing...This will just make him want to strike out at you...Just take it easy and slow and since he is only 13 tell him you should be allowed to call his cell and if he fights you and will not answer your call simply take it a way and make him set at the house for a while....It is give and take all the time.at this age they want to be treated like they are mature (But Please!!!!)We both know they are not that mature...Just give him a little room show him some trust...Have long open talks with him and make him understand he can depend on you if he needs you..They need to feel like they have some power..Call him but try to avoid the every 10 mineut call cause this will make him upset and God only knows what a 13 year old boy does when he is mad at his dad...Just love him and try not to pull out your hair...Good Luck...

yeah he is lying to you but what you could do is agree with him that you will call him at a fixed time. Then he knows when your going to call him and can be away from his friends and you can also check he is ok. To enforce this you could say that if he doesnt talk to you when you call then you will ground him for a period of time. Or you can confront him and say you know that he is lying and ask him why . If you want to know where his credit is going open a online account with his phone operator such as 02 then you can see all the texts and calls he makes.

as a teenager i can kinda understand where your son is coming from.But also I know that as much as I ignore my parents I still want them to be there for me if anything happens.Just make it very clear (by actions)that he means the world to you and when the time comes that he needs you he will not hesitate to call you.But if you try to muscle your way into his life too much he is going to want to hide everything from you cause he thinks you will be overbearing.Just pretend he is your almost like your brother I mean don't let him lie to you but also try to look through his eyes and be at his level.

Maybe your son need to keep his reputation in front his friends and need to lie to you.Dont call him too often because you will make he ashame and will feel like a little child.

If he is lying to you, then don't allow him to go to the sleepover and make sure that you know where he is and what he is doing. My daughter was lying to us and I gave her the benefit of the doubt and thought that I could trust her, instead she was seeing a guy that was in jail and that had been in trouble for illegal possession of a handgun, possession of narcotics, and theft. I found out and put a stop to it immediately. I made her call him and tell him that she was to never see him again. I also talked to him and he wanted to sound like a bad a$$ to me and I put him in his place. I won't allow any young punk to talk to me like that. She was mad and grounded for almost 6 months, but she got over it and now she appreciates the fact that I got her away from him as he is in prison now for dealing drugs.

Eeheh..yes probably he is laying about this fact but i think sometimes is normal when you are 13 to lay towards their parents about little things...the important is that when he is not say you the truth is about really little or not important things..

yes you can be sure that he is lying if he cannot look directly into your eyes.

i am not a father yet,just 19........but i will tell you what my father would have done.suppose i am that son,then he would wait for some time,think about it...and a very fine morning he would ask me to come with him for a walk or go to the beach or something like that.........only the two of us.he would walk for sometime and then start his magic talk.no force at all,he would melt me in his emotional talk just like that.the father son relationship can break any habit.just a tip for ya!!!!!!
at the end of the day......god is the one who pulls all the strings.so have faith in god.