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