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All children lie at some stage. It is a normal part of their development and not something we as parents have to take personal.
With younger children it is sometimes difficult to know the difference between a lie and a tall story. The best way to do this is to look at why a child is telling the story. If he tells a untruth to get out of trouble or to get someone else into trouble it is a lie. If the story is meant to entertain it is a “tall”story that may be part of a child’s imagination. Have a chuckle with him but gently remind him that he knows what the truth is.
A lie should be addressed as soon as it happens and while the incident is still fresh in the child’s mind. Severepunishment of a lie can create fear in a child which will cause him to try and get away with a lie next time. Still, a child must get the message that lies are not acceptable but truth will be rewarded. Instead of trying to catch your child in a lie rather listen for truths that can be rewarded.
Do not give a child a chance to lie by asking questions such as “Did you write on the wall?” It is easy enough for him to say “No” – at which point you’ll have to convince him that you know the truth. Rather say; ” You know you should not write on the wall. Why did you do that?”
Take time to discuss the emotions behind your child’s lie. For example if he took something from someone say to him that sometimes we see something we really like and we think that if we have it we will feel better. But when we do we do not feel better, do we? No, we feel sad because we have done something wrong.”
The following clip gives some wonderful advice on handling a lying child.