Lying child
My daughter has started to tell a lot of lies. She is very aware that she is lying and is very convincing. She’s 3.5 years old. What do I do when I catch her lying?
I think you can explain to her that lying means mummy cannot tell which one is real which one is not, and show her consequences of such especially towards things she wants. Catch her out to let her know that you know when she is lying. For eg., if she has been lying about being unwell to get out of a task or finishing her food, then you enforce that she cannot have a sweet or go to play because a sick child has to rest and watch her diet. And if she argues that she is indeed telling the truth, you can stress that you cannot believe her because she has been lying, so you cannot give her what she wants. And that if you cannot trust what she is saying, you cannot discuss with her about what she wants and can or cannot have. If she can lie convincingly, I think she has the smarts to slowly understand what you preach over time.
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