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Why Kids Lie and What to Do About It (a Listener Q&A)
Your five-year-old tells a whopping great lie at Show and Tell. Do you correct them, call them out, or let it go?
Lying can push every parental button, but for young kids, stretching the truth can be a surprisingly normal sign of cognitive development. Justin and Kylie explain why kids lie, what their tall tales might be trying to tell us, and why cracking down can make children better at hiding the truth.
The goal isn't to catch your child out. It's to understand what they need and make honesty safe.
KEY POINTS
By age four, around 80% of children will lie in experimental settings.
Convincing…
The skinny
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