Why do kids lie? Where does the ability/desire/faculty to knowingly tell a fib originate? I am not talking about making stuff up, telling tall tales, and other silliness...but rather a slightly, even if it comes from a playful place to start, mischievous and outright lie. I have seen this in bits and pieces with our toddler. Did mommy say yes? Yes (a loud, 'No I did not!" quickly comes from the other room) and other non-truths.
I was told a story recently by a friend whose four year old completely made up a story about her day at school. What made this odd is the level of detail she provided and her unwillingness to admit that it was categorically, 100% false (school confirmed not a single part of the tale actually occurred).
How do y'all deal with your young (and old) kids when you catch them in a lie? Any idea how they learn this behavior?
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I don't know, but years ago, an old boyfriend's 5 year old nephew had me convinced that he'd broken his arm - detailed description of the cast, the fall, the discomfort, the itching, scratching the itching with a pencil. Had me right up until he added a broken leg to the mix. Turned out he'd never broken so much as a pinky....
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