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march 2016 | brparents.com 67 principal?s office to
apologize
for lying, and i also had to
apologize
to my schoolmate. having to
apologize
was embarrassing, but natural consequences like having to
apologize
will often be enough to make an impression on a child and make them pause before
telling
another
lie
. encouraging children to tell the truth our children watch us closely, and my oldest loves to point out if i am
telling
a fib. ?you didn?t eat breakfast already,? he reminded me the other day. ?you told daddy you ate breakfast, but you actually ate m&m?s. ?at isn?t breakfast. ?at?s a snack.? i don?t know about you, but in my ?mommy world,? m&m?s totally qualify as breakfast. if only my kids knew about all the times i?ve said, ?we don?t have any candy!? while cramming a bag of choco- late behind cereal boxes in the pantry. but again, that?s technically a
lie
, so i am trying to stop
telling
them, too.
apologize
to your family for
telling
a
lie
whether it?s big or small. even adults aren?t above
telling
a little
lie
now and then (ahem, like the m&m?s). let your children see you make things right, and they will be encouraged to follow suit. ?open communication with children, encouraging and praising honesty, and modeling truth-
telling
is important,? says dr. grezaffi. ?let them know how critical truth and trust are in a relation- ship as well as what the negative con- sequences of dishonesty can be. harsh punishment is rarely effective, but age- appropriate consequences such as time outs or loss of privileges are reasonable.? and about the toilet? we never have gotten to the bottom of who was respon- sible?but the plumbing company seems very grateful for our business. see? every cloud has a silver lining! (which is one of many
lie
s that we tell ourselves.) ?
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