Lock Up Lying

Why do children lie?

Matthew Rouse, PhD, a clinical psychologist at the Child Mind Institute answers the question “Why do kids lie?”
https://childmind.org/article/why-kids-lie/


Tips for teaching Honesty

Children lie at different ages for different reasons. Read this article to see how you can teach your 6-8 year old to be honest:
https://www.babycenter.com/0_the-honest-child-how-to-teach-honesty-ages-6-to-8_67924.bc

Psychologist Joanne Stern, Ph.D. shares her best strategies for teaching your children honesty.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/parenting-is-contact-sport/201103/teaching-your-kids-be-honest

13 Ways to respond, prevent and strengthen honest communication:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/miriam-mason-martineau/what-to-do-when-my-child-_b_5355641.html


Lying & Children with ADHD

Sometimes children with ADHD may tend to lie more often than other children as a coping mechanism. Stephanie A. Sarkis, Ph.D. from Understood.org shares why this might be and what parents can do to help.
https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/add-adhd/adhd-and-lying-what-you-need-to-know