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Our Daughter Telling Lies
You can even read her the story of the boy who cried wolf and ask her how each of the characters felt and what happened in her own words so she hears ...
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- Well, it may be hard, but consequences would probably do it. Since you said she would not get presents if she was lying (and this is an ongoing problem), you should f...
- I would sit down and have a very frank talk with her about lying and what happens if she continues. When you confront her with the fact you know the truth tell her yo...
- I had a problem with this as well. I took things away, I grounded her. everything I could think of. I found two thing that work. Having her hold white vinegar in her m...
9 Year Old over Thinking That He's Sick, Has Cancer, Has Heart Issues, Etc.
Aug 4, 2009 ... She sat me down and read me the story of the boy who cried wolf. She reminded me that if I said I had a stomachache all the time, ...
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- I would address this with his dr.Because i'm bipolar suffer from depression and have postparum depression which since he is a boy no need to worry about that.but I too...
- I would have the doctor order a complete cbc .They draw blood it will show everything that could be wrong .Good-luck!!!
- I have a Very young neice who is like this and has been since she was old enough to use words....nip this in the bud. SET RULES...such as you only stay home from a pre...
My 5 Year Old Makes up Stories That Could Get Us in Trouble. What Do I Do?
Read him the story of the boy who cried wolf. Explain to him that people will stop believing him if he continues. As far as his creativity, encourage him to ...
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- I would put him in time-out (or whatever you use for discipline) every time you hear him tell one of these stories. If you hear that he told someone else the story, I...
- Hi J., The only thing I know to tell you to do is take him to a counselor, if they have one at daycare see if she can talk to him, weh he starts school thi...
- Love this phase! My 6-year-old daughter is in it now. Your son seems to be a bit more creative with his stories so I don't know if this will work, but with my da...
Step Son Issues
It is so frustrating as a mother who cares so much about this boy as I do for my ..... it becomes like the "boy who cried wolf", and the child has made it ...
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- First of all, YOU should not be discussing this with his mother--as the stepmother it will only add further conflict to the situation. That is his father's job. In the...
- This is a strange attitute that the boy has adapted, it seems to me that he's trying to get some attention and this is the way to get that attention. It looks like th...
- First off stop calling this boy your step son, he is your SON. You took him on when you married his father. If your so respected and have good jobs why are you worried...
Need Some Advise on Boys and Lieing
Long story short, I just gave him examples of different senarios and told him about the boy who cried wolf story. He still lies once in a while..or trys to, ...
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- Hi. I have a 13 yr old boy that started to lie to me around 10 yrs old. I did the same as you..(took stuff away). Nothing seemed to work. Finally one day a case worker...
- I have two college age children. My rule was, if something happened that I need to know about, I want to hear about it from them. I told them that being honest is abou...
- I am curently going throught the same thing with my 8 year old. In fact I was searching to see if anyone had any suggestions. I will tell you I am an involved parent ...
Behavior
As she gets older, we can discuss more about the consequences - no one wants to believe you because you have lied in the past (the boy who cried wolf), ...
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- I HIGHLY recommend the book "1-2-3 Magic" by Thomas W. Phelan, Ph.D. I just found their website too: http://www.parentmagic.com/ Basically, and to quote the b...
- You could also look up classes from the Center for Non Violent Education and Parenting. I'm currently taking a parenting class from them and the violence they talk ab...
- the book "How to Talk So Kids will Listen, and Listen So Kids Will Talk" and, "Your 5 Year old" are great books. you can get it both from www.amazon.com I reall...
5-Year-old and Lying
Tell her the "boy who cried wolf" story. Good luck! Helpful? Yes | No Save This Remove This Report This Share. J.A. answers from Phoenix on August 12, 2009 ...
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- We tell my son his ears turn red when he lies. You can usually tell when he's lying...now, he covers his ears every time he lies! He lied to me on the phone the othe...
- That is always a tough thing to deal with, but what I did with my little brother (I'm 12 years older than him) and what I do with my daughter is punish them while maki...
- I agree with the punishment and explanation stategy. I too had a problem with my 5 year-old daughter lying to me. One additional thing that I did was to ask my daugh...
How to Address Lying!
I don't know if it's going to work, but I've been reading him "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" a lot lately and talking about why the people didn't come help the ...
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- My son is six and was constantly lying. We are Christians, so reading the bible and praying is a large part of our life. I read Bryson scriptures from Proverbs 19 abou...
- I wish you all the best. My 13 year old is also lying non-stop. It can be about serious things such as school or something as simple as making up things in conversatio...
- I read somewhere that if you really 'know' that they did the deed you are asking them about, then don't even ask them to confirm it. Just state it as a fact and give t...
Lying Grandson
I have told him about the "Boy who cried 'wolf' over and over again, but it doesn't help. I have read that I should lie to him so he gets a taste of his own ...
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- My son went through the same thing at that age and now at 7 I find that he will still lie about somethings. I remember reading in I think a Parents Magazine, that chi...
- I think its a phase. We are starting to go through it with our 4 1/2 year old. Not all the time but sometimes. He says he's just joking me. I remember my niece and...
- My daughter is 4 but instead of saying she was "pretending" she will tell me that she was "just kidding". Now when she says something I'm not sure about I ask her to ...
Need Advice on Fibbing Mean Four Year Old
We've even told the story of the little boy who cried wolf. I also seem to struggle with her for control. I am probably a part of the problem when it comes ...
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- You need to get this under control. It sounds as though your 4 years old is going to be a bully---you better do something when your older daughter tell you her sister...
- When our boys were that age, my brilliant husband would come up with tasks for them to do that required the cooperation of all to accomplish. It might be moving somet...
- Hello N.. I too had and still have that experience..lol..although things sometimes are better now, because they know better now, yet at times its alot harder. I am a...
