Behavior when someone is intentionally speaking falsehood, for example to deceive others.
Questions tagged [lying]
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Who is lying about throwing away a slice of pizza?
I found a (seemingly) perfectly good slice of pizza in the trash. I became curious. So I asked both children if they did it. Both denied it. There is one other adult in the house. After questioning, I eliminated the other adult as a suspect. I know…
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What benefits are there to teaching a child to never lie?
From my general experience, the majority of people I have met have told at least one lie (by admittance or direct observance) and their parents had also told them to never lie in the past.
Similarly, I am sure this also holds true for the…
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How to explain trust to a child
Six year old boy engages in sneaky behaviors that he knows he should not do- and worse, he does it while smiling cutely at you and running quickly away. Most recent example is that he has his roku taken away at night so he won't stay up til midnight…
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Our 10 y/o son stealing and lying about it
Our son brought us my ring that he had taken from my things and told us that he had found it. When asked where he found it he made up a story that he had found it several days prior at the library. This is the second time this has happened. Many…
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Good punishment for your kid using your credit card to buy things online without permission
What should you do if your kid uses your credit card without permission to buy things online? What sort of actions would be appropriate to teach the kid or would you even punish your kid at all?
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