Do you know that lying reflects a child's cognitive development?


When you first learn that your child has lied, you may feel shocked, enraged, injured, or even double-crossed, correct? However, if you take a step back and consider lying as a part of your child's emotional and intellectual development, you'll notice that lying doesn't prompt disloyalty or critical conduct issues.

In fact, new research suggests that lying is a significant milestone in cognitive growth of a child. When children begin to lie, it demonstrates that they have realized that others have different perspectives than they do.

What Should You Do If Your Child Lies?

Remind yourself of this whenever your small child tells a lie. It's not going to help if you become enraged. Telling a lie is a normal and healthy way for your child to get what he wants. It's also not a good idea to investigate his story as if you were a detective. This gives the child the impression that he is devious.

While lying is a natural part of growing up, it should not be taken lightly. Here are some strategies to help your child understand the concept of honesty.

  • Demonstrate the behavior you want to see in your child.
  • Take some time to relax before doing anything.
  • Employ consequences that encourage the development of conscience.
  • Consider the purpose of your child's deception.
  • Demonstrate the logical consequences of lying.

Every so often, lying shows that a youngster requires more consideration or, perhaps, stricter cutoff points on day to day exercises. "It's a long stretch raising our youngsters to be great," youth pioneer Erik Erikson said.

References

1.     https://www.scholastic.com

2.     Lee K. Little liars: Development of verbal deception in children. Child Development Perspectives. 2013;7(2):91–96. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar

3.     https://www.psypost.org/2016/05/study-parents-worse-telling-children-lying-43161

 

 

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