Kids lie early, often, and for all sorts of reasons—to avoid punishment, to bond with friends, to gain a sense of control. But now there’s a singular theory for one way this habit develops: They are just copying their parents.
News flash! Kid’s are lying to their parents! This is a great article that goes into depth about possibly how children learn to lie. Yea nothing new when the article tells me all kids lie to their parents – even the honor students. However the ability to tell a convincing lie is an advanced skill and an early tell-tale sign of intelligence in your 2 year old. Forget about classical music in the womb, you should just pipe tapes of Nixon to the little future Harvard graduate in the womb. That’ll teach him a thing or two.
