Questions tagged [lying]
Behavior when someone is intentionally speaking falsehood, for example to deceive others.
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My 6th grader keeps lying about every little thing and also keeps seeking validation from girls in school . How can I support her to know she’s enough
She’s a 6th grader that seems to want to be liked by 7th graders but going about it very wrong. I really want to support her in her language that you are enough and you don’t need to seek validation ...
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My 5-year-old is stealing food and lying
My 5-year-old has begun stealing food and lying about it. Most of the time, he takes sweets. Therefore, in my household, we limit the amount of sweets he may have. If he does not receive it, he waits ...
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5 year old wants to lie, hide things, destroy others stuff, and is only nice to people when he gets what he wants
My 5 year old has been acting out terribly and I’m at a loss. My husband isn’t helping at all with parenting anymore for this one (the 5 year old his his) or the other two kids.
The youngest is the ...
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How do we help our 6 year old son with dangerous behaviors?
Our son has been making some really bad choices lately and we don't know how to help him anymore. A few weeks ago he was playing with his new multitool from scouts but was running in the yard with it ...
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How to best deal with kids ringing doorbell and running away?
I don't talk with my neighbours much besides the occasional hello and wave when we see each other outside. I live in a neighbourhood of townhouses. 2 boys (age low elementary school, I dunno grade 3 ...
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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 ...
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My daughter pretends to be in an emergency. Do I have to help?
For the sake of argument, let's assume I'm a father. I have a daughter that calls me and says she's in danger. When I arrive, it turns out she has never been in danger and just wants a ride home (or ...
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Lying and hiding from parents
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The child here is a 10 year old. We are a stable two parent household. He is academically good, however, wants to spend all time glued to YouTube/ Video games. We placed a limit of an hour ...
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Praise leads to lying - what should be done?
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A 13-year-old was honest and open with the parents.
The parents praised honesty regarding a tricky subject and thanked the child for confiding in them. They agreed with the child that some ...
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What to do about my 11 year old daughter dating a boy she's never met when I don't want her to?
My 11 year old girl started year 7. She struggled with finding friends and fitting in, had rumors being said the lot. She handled things well and I discreetly let the school know she’s struggling a ...
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Where to draw the line between joke and lie when 4 year old says little sister did something?
My goddaughter has for some time now jokingly said her younger sister did things that she clearly didn't. At first it was always situations where I clearly witnessed her do something and was myself ...
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How to make my 5-year-old niece understand that I try very hard to be honest with her and wouldn't lie, when she implies I do?
My 'honorary' niece is 5 years old. The other day I made a comment about how she was lucky to have a mommy who is always honest to her (referring to the fact that her mother was upfront and honest ...
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Why is my 9-year-old making up new illnesses/injuries every day?
My 9-year-old daughter is a sweet, talkative little girl who has a tendency to exaggerate things, but within the past two years her claims of different illnesses and injuries have steadily increased ...
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Ten year old is lying and seems to believe her own lies
My ten-year-old stepdaughter has recently developed a habit of telling bold-faced lies to avoid getting in trouble/having to do something she does not want to. How do we respond to this?
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Should I punish my teenage sister, whom I have full custody of, for lying to me in order to secretly see her boyfriend?
I'm 24 years old and have full custody of my 16-year-old sister. She has been living with me for the last 3 years. I found out today, from her, that she has been lying to me about spending time with a ...
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