That old chestnut!
DD has a very strong sense of right and wrong and I have always trusted her implicitly. However, in the last month or so she has started lying. I appreciate that this is a normal part of development and didn't expect to escape it, but would like to know what I do about it.
I have very strong views about lying and want to teach DD in the right way that it's not acceptable. Probably because my mum & sister have a very deceptive streak which is now apparent in my niece (also 5). She came to stay recently and would lie rather than tell the truth about anything at all. When she lied to me about taking something - I told her, in front of DD, that lying was not acceptable in my house and if she carried on lying to me, she'd have to go home!
I know DD has been trying to work out the difference between tricking someone (eg telling her peas are raindrops from Greenland a la Charlie & Lola) and telling a lie.
She has also started borrowing things from school which I will speak to her teacher about.
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What to do when your 5yo starts lying?
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chicaguapa · 24/11/2006 21:11
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