EXAGGERATING THE TRUTH
Those little white lies that we all use might be okay when we are saving someone’s feelings, but when we have asked our children something specific and they lie about it, that is not acceptable. Lying can become automatic or a habit if your child learns that it’s an easy way to make themselves look better, or to avoid doing something that they don’t want to do. Lying to prevent getting into trouble is another means of exaggerating the truth.
Teaching our children not to lie has to start as soon as they start the stage of telling fibs. Go and check what they say they have done if you have asked them to complete a chore. And take away rewards if you have caught them in a lie. You don’t want your child to grow into an adult who thinks it is okay to lie.
Your children are going to have lots of little quirks as they grow and develop, don’t stress about the little ones that they are more than likely to outgrow. Concern yourself with the traits you want your respectful child to have more. The rights and wrongs. The do’s and don’ts. Kids will be kids but we want them to be good kids. And good kids come from good parenting