Children lie much earlier, and more often, than most parents expect. Understanding why can help adults respond with clarity, not panic, and teach honesty without shame.

This is also when reputation starts to matter. A child may exaggerate accomplishments to impress friends or hide mistakes to ...

Lying in childhood can be a common thing for every child, but if it becomes a habit for your child, then it can be worrisome for every parent. There can be many reasons for lying, such as fear, high ...

Providing proper upbringing to children is a challenging journey in which parents have to face many difficulties. According to psychology, often our mind is more attracted to doing those things that ...

As the mother of a 3-year-old daughter, I am increasingly exposed to the alarming (yet adorable) reality of early childhood lying. A couple of months ago, my husband came to me laughing. He was ...

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I was adopted at 13 into a family with five other kids. At 16, my adoptive parents sat me down and essentially said they were done being parents. They asked me to move out. They had kicked all the ...