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How to guide someone toward accountability they resist

I found out my adult son has been embezzling from his employer and I want to convince him to confess before they discover it but he says I'm being naive about how the world works.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The desire to protect someone from consequences can conflict with helping them develop the moral courage that authentic growth requires.

Ideas that help explain it
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