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The truth about why kids lie, with Victoria Talwar, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

CHAPTER

Punishing Kids for Lying

Punishment for lying doesn't necessarily stop them lying in that moment. A liine can actually be a way to mitigate those negative consequences to you. You have to think about it within a wider framework of reinforcing honesty and demonstrating what the desired behaviour is. Also having conversations outside the situations where they're lying, when there's other times when you're not in an emotional state.

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