Parents should be honest to their children, but they don't have to tell the whole truth.

父母应该对孩子诚实，但他们不必把全部真相都说出来。

youdao

To tell you the truth, Mr. Scott, I am tired of seeing your children, day after day, destroy the branches of every one of my apple trees.

实话告诉你，斯科特先生，我厌倦了看到你的孩子们日复一日地破坏我每棵苹果树的树枝。

youdao

If you are a teacher or a parent, you'd better always tell the truth to your students or children.

如果你是一名老师或家长，你最好始终和你的学生或孩子讲真话。

youdao

But it was true, and I needed to hear it, needed my father to tell it to me, just as we all need our fathers to tell us the truth, as someday I'll tell it to my children, too.

NPR: Chapter 1