Or should they spend the rest of their lives proving themselves and trying to earn it back ?
How long should they be starved of the emotional support that your trust gives them ?
2006-10-03 05:12:30 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Have YOU ever lied to your CHILD? Oh, c'mon, tell the truth. There's your answer.
2006-10-03 05:17:41 · answer #1 · answered by Spud55 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe it really depends on the age of the child. By no means should you be withholding emotional support no matter how old the child is...keyword here is child. If the child is young, no older than like 12 and that's pushing it, they have to be taught that lying is a nasty habit to have and if you lie there are reprecussions and consequences. Now if they are older than 12 than they actually know better than lying and if they lied it was to hide something they had no business doing. In which case it should not be tolerated. There should be harsh consequences for lying such as taking away priviledges (according to age). Now if the child is older than 18, then it should be understood between the both of you that lying as an adult has a much greater consequence than lying as a child. That is the age where you start with the tough love in order to show there is no reason to lie because it just snowballs into something worse.
2006-10-03 05:34:09 · answer #2 · answered by Chen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They should NEVER be starved of emotional support. Speak to your child and find out why they felt the need to lie to you, listen to your child, You should trust them again immediately so they can prove they can be trusted. If they can prove this sooner rather than later, both your lives will be happier.
I hope you get back on track, children are there to be treasured not to row with.
2006-10-03 06:46:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tsk!
They're kids.
Kids lie.
It makes no more sense to beat them up badly for it than to beat them up badly for stumbling while they learn to walk; you don't stop a child from standing again in case it has another tumble, why retract trust just because they fall on the way the way to learning how to manage the truth?
There are plenty of ways of sorting kids out without doing that to them.
And while I'm doing a rant, what makes the truth so bloody wonderful anyway?
Who here can say they have never lied, and so gain such a lofty moral high ground as to condemn anybody else for having done it?
2006-10-03 05:43:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I trusted both my kids right away again the first time I caught them lying to me. After that, it would take that much longer to trust again. I have never told them that I dont trust them though and made them feel shame, My father did that to me and ruined my self esteem for life. Face it, kids (especially teens) will lie when they can to get what they want. I just deal with the moment and move on. Most of the time we end up laughing coz we all know they are lying to me and I caught them out.
2006-10-03 05:18:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
actually even if ur child doesn't lie to u, that doesn't mean u shuld trust them completely,if ur child makes it an habit to always lie to u,then somethin is wrong with the parent, maybe they r too strict.
2006-10-03 05:22:00 · answer #6 · answered by stonebornturbo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
children should never be starved of emotional support...as far as the lying...have you never lied? do you tell them there is a santa claus? etc...our children learn by our example....how we live our lives...don't you think?...
2006-10-03 05:19:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have two grown boys, and I have learned unconditional love is sacred.
2006-10-03 05:21:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, just tell them it is wrong to lie to you♥
2006-10-03 18:30:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yo a nasty ho!!!
i hate your page!!!
i wanta beat the sh!t out ya!!!
i'm pretter than yo!
2006-10-03 05:21:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋