how do you stop children from telling a lie?

Answer 1

first off would be to make sure they are not being lied to . children learn best by example. even then they will test boundaries with fibbing .
another thing is to let them know there will be a punishment for lying . choose a punishment like staying in their room [with no toys in the room ] or something similar and follow through with it .
also give them a chance to tell the truth . if they did something wrong , and they are truthful about it let them know they did the right thing by telling the truth . children usually start lying out of fear of getting in trouble and lie to cover it up . i let my kids know if they do something wrong and they lie on top of it they will be punished for both , but if they do something wrong and are forthcoming about their mistake they will be punished and talked to about the mistake , but it will be far less than both .
also taking time to listen to your children is important . not many parents in this day take actual time for their kid's thoughts and ideas. so lying is the easy way out since mom or dad is too busy anyway .
hope this helps .

Answer 2

children are lying? how did that happen?

Maybe they were TAUGHT by example or through observation?

Maybe they were told to get along with others at all costs, and so when in a group they did what the popular kids did, which is lie their heads off?

Now that they are lying and know that it usually works, what do you do? I don't think we can get all these cockroaches in the same bowl, put a lid on it, and go back to the innocent child who tells the truth.

Instead you need to tell your child that people trick each other and that deception is the human norm. And. They need an inside safe place where they can tell the truth and be honest. And that's the family, and that is you.

You're gonna be tested to see if you're shocked or if you'll double-cross them for telling the truth. So you have to be ready to keep the rules of the family honesty club. And --this is hard!-- you've got to accept that they will be keeping secrets from you. That is a necessary part of growing up. Your goal as a mother should be to create an adult who loves you when THEY are 30, not to have a toy child who always acts nice and acts subordinate while you're around inspecting them.

This is hard. You have to buy an express ticked on the wisdom train and not be obviously frightened by how fast the scenery is whizzing by. I think the wise thing to do is settle for MINIMIZING the frequency of childrens' lies and COMPASSION for the fear and anxiety that makes them fib.

One other thing! True OR false, punish your child more severely for TATTLING. No body likes a squealer. Even if the tattle is titillating or good espionage information -- you don't want to raise a tattle-tale.

Answer 3

Well first of all explain to them how a lie can hurt. Check yourself, do you lie? We are examples for our kids.
Then you have to also remember: the whole Santa Claus, tooth fairy etc etc are lies. Try and distinguish between the two, I still haven't found a solid answer, just constant reminders.

Answer 4

You can't. You can't even do that yourself (I mean stop telling lies, this is a fact of life). What do you expect from children? They follow what others do. You can only stop them by being a good example.

Answer 5

by encouraging to tell the truth and that you'd be willing to listen without scolding them. Kids are scared to tell the truth for fear of punishment. So refrain to be mean and encourage them to voice out their thoughts and concerns. Learn to tell the truth at all times too,be an example to follow.

Answer 6

Make the lying penalty just as severe as the other penalties.

(Other penalties being hitting, cheating, breaking things on purpose, etc.)

Reward the truth to encourage it!

Answer 7

The belt usually works.

Answer 8

Refuse to let them eat until they stop telling lies.

Answer 9

Don't punish them or degrade them for telling the truth.

Answer 10

telling them lie is not good..