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Caught in a Lie
Caught in a Lie
Your child looks you in the eye and denies it. You know they're lying… so what now?
Lying can feel personal. It can trigger frustration, worry, or even fear that our child is becoming dishonest. But what if lying isn't simply about telling the truth or not? What if it's actually telling us something important about what's happening beneath the surface?
In this episode, we explore lying through a developmental lens—why children lie at different ages, what their lies are really communicating, and how our response as parents can either encourage honesty or push the truth further…
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