Although lie and child do not even go together as words; Does your child lie?
The majority of children lie, or rather, what they tell lies. Generally, this is related to age.
• When he is very young (2-3 years old), the child begins to distort the facts: He says that he does not wet his diaper when it is wet, and tries to make people believe that he has finished his meal even though his plate is full
. In this case, the innocent lies we tell have a great impact. It's like making people say they're not there even though we're at home. The child adjusts and distorts the facts to suit his/her own interests.
• Towards the age of 4-5, the child begins to realize that he/she has his/her own thoughts that are different from those of his/her parents. By telling unreal things, he wants to tell us that he is different from us, that we should know that he is another personality who does not have to say the expected things. At this age, he also starts to make jokes to manipulate and excite us.
• Some children like to make things up. They tell things that are possible and impossible, and make up a lot of stories that they actually believe. This is often because they lack self-confidence or cannot suppress a feeling of guilt that prevents them from telling the truth. These children have no self-confidence. They want to attract attention to themselves by telling different stories to cover their weaknesses.
• In order to help our child learn to tell the truth, we must first know whether he/she is capable of understanding that lying or deceiving someone is wrong.
• Under the age of five What children tell may seem like lies, or they may tell stories in a way they believe. Let's not label it as a lie right away.
So what should you do to the child who lies?
• When he lies, without getting angry, punishing or scolding, ask: "I wonder if what you say is really true?" Let's say, "It doesn't seem like it to me."
• “I am your mother, I trust you. Let's continue saying, "I want to hear the truth." from what we say, from our promise Let's avoid giving up.
• If we know that our child is lying to us or trying to deceive us, let's not corner him and force him to confess his lie.
• Let's emphasize that we are ready to help to put an end to his bad behavior.
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