Six Steps To stop A Child From Lying

Teaching your child the value of telling the truth establishes the importance of personal responsibility, trust, and caring.  It becomes worrisome when kids see lying as an effective way to get out of trouble or shirk responsibility. Here are strategies that stop a child from lying.

Make telling the truth a household name

As a part of your family rules and values, create a clear household rule that stresses the importance of honesty and truthful communication. Talk about the different kinds of lies and the damage each type can cause. Explain the various reasons people have for lying and why you expect honesty.

Give a Warning

Give kids one warning when you are fairly confident you caught them in a lie.  This approach will  also help to reiterate what the consequence will be for dishonesty. But focus on teaching responsibility and honesty, rather than on blaming or shaming your child.

Provide extra consequence

Give your child an extra consequence when you catch them lying. For example, instead of just taking away their electronics for the day, give them extra chores to do as well. Take away privileges and/or use restitution as a consequence for telling a lie.

Discuss natural consequences

Talk to your child about the natural consequences of lying. Explain that dishonesty will make it hard for you to believe them next time, even when they’re telling the truth. And other people don’t tend to like or trust people who are known to tell lies.

Distinguish the reason for the lie

When you distinguish the likely reason for the lie, it can help you develop a plan to respond to it.

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