Avoid Lying Children Essay

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Sabeihah Rashed Ali
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To avoid lying children
Lying is telling untruth with knowing the truth. Another good definition reported by Magda(1986) “it’s a verbal statement intended to deceive.” It’s a problem that most of parents have on their children. Most children tell lies at some point, but it can be a real surprise for parents the first time it happens. Lying is normal part of child’s development. When a child lie that doesn’t mean that he is amoral but she is solving her problem in a faulty way reported by Janet (2013). Most children learn how to lie effectively between 2 and 4 of age. The first successful lie can be considered as a development achievement because it shows the child’s discovery that her mind and thinking are different from her parents, reported by parents raising readers and learners stuff(2013). As normal, children learn to lie from the people around them. Parents and teachers show children ways to suppress their honesty. "Look at that funny man," a child will yell. "I don't like this," she'll say of Grandma's gift. "Yuck," he says about food that doesn't taste good. Children always learn slowly from adults that this type of honesty is not always welcome. Between telling the truth and not hurting other people, there is a fine line. Children also observe the adults active lying while their lives. We are usually tell lies of convenience, and our children watch and learn, but not always so literally. Children can't observe the difference between small and big lies and big lies. They just understand it is happening. Lying is a learned, but changeable behavior. The more they are conditioned to hearing lies, the more they'll think they are a normal part of behavior (Peggy Drexl...

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