Constant Lying 4 yr Old

[MarinaVanessa]

I really have no advice other than to call him out in front of his parents and ask them if they see the same type of behavior at home.

My own 4yo ds is a 'truth stretcher', and the ONLY thing that stops it is not giving it too much attention and IMMEDIATELY addressing it as a lie. "No ds, dcb did not fall on you on purpose, it was an accident. It is not ok to lie." Then ignoring any other attempts to tell me otherwise.

This is the only advice that I would give also. I would address this immediately as it happens.

"Little Johnny ... we already talked about stretching the truth and fibbing. It's not nice, especially when it can get someone into trouble when they did nothing wrong. Susan, I don't know what to do at this point. Johnny's fibbing has really gotten out of control and what was once just innocent stories has now become a serious liability. He will constantly say that another child hit him or was mean to him when it isn't true ... 'll be right there sitting next to the children many many of these times and his fibs just aren't true. Sometimes the child he is accusing isn't even here at that time. We need to figure out how to curb his fibbing and soon otherwise I'm worried about what he may fib about"

[Blackcat31]

in this article I read online it says that children don't really grasp what a lie is until the age of 6-7...


http://www.babycenter.com/0_lying-wh...ut-it_65462.bc

I absolutely do not agree with that.

I have a 5 yr old who went through a period of lying this summer for the sole purpose of getting someone else in trouble.

He knew FULL well that he was lying and knew it was wrong.

[Play Care]

Does anyone timeout for lying to intentionally get another child in trouble? I do...

Yes, I do. And then they get to stay with me the rest of the day "because you didn't tell the truth, I can't trust you to play with your friends." It's a double whammey here