How to stop your child from lying?

Parenting and raising a child does not sound like an easy job and is definitely not. Both the parents and the children face a lot of ups and downs in this journey. Parents want to impart the best values and manners to their children while they struggle to adjust to the new world. When the child meets new people besides their parents or siblings, they see many things and may adopt many habits. Some of them may be good, and some may not. One of those habits which your child has developed lately and is disturbing you can be lying.

Your child may start lying out of nowhere, and it may take you some time to realize that everything your child says you is not true and is made up of stories and lies. Keep in mind that every child lies. Your child is not the first one to do so. As a parent, you want and need to know everything about your child’s life. You can help your child stop lying and instead start telling you the truth.

First, you need to confront your child calmly and patiently about why they have started lying to you. There can be many reasons why your child is lying to you, such as –

1. They fear you. In the past, if you have scolded your child because they made some mistake, from then on, they might worry you and the way you scolded and thus lie to you every time they make a mistake in fear of getting scolded again.
2. They want to control every situation and are stubborn to get what they want. They may tell you lies to get something from you.
3. They might lie to you because they feel stressed and sad and do not want to share with you. This happens when your child is not comfortable sharing things with you.
4. They want attention and thus make stories and lies.

These can be some of the primary reasons why your kid is lying to you or anybody else.

Once you have identified why your kid is lying, simply have a conversation with them calmly. Do not scold them because it might scare them both. While talking with your child, make them understand that you will always support them no matter what, and they should not hide anything from you. As a parent, you need to make your kids think that they can confide in you with anything and can share every problem there with you. The more your kids are comfortable with you, the more they will start telling you the truth.

Discuss the consequences of lying with your child. First, you need to make them understand that lying can look like a problem solver, but it can create a much bigger problem that cannot be solved in the future.

The more you start confronting your kids about their lies, slowly, they will start feeling embarrassed when you catch them lying. In this process, talk to them with patience and calmness but not leniently whenever you are confronting them. You can give them some soft punishments like grounding them for a few hours, not letting them have their phone or tablet for a few hours, and so on. Soon they will understand that lying causes more trouble for them. Never tolerate any lies told by your kid because this will just give them a free pass to lie more often.

Make your kid understand that when they grow up, people will not appreciate any of their made-up stories but will respect the reality of their life. Getting attention based on some life can backfire on them, which will leave them ashamed.

Children can be molded at an early age, and you need to start making them realize that they should always speak the truth to their parents no matter what. The more they understand this at an early age, the more it will help you and them in the long run.

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