How to deal with Children Frequently Lying

Finding out if your child is lying or not is not easy. In fact according to research reported by webmd.com, parents often can not tell when their child is lying or not.

Instead of wasting time to find out, a family therapist suggested that the mother and her husband are using different ways to make your child trying to tell the truth.

Laura Markham, Ph.D., a psychologist and author of Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids, also states that giving punishment because of lying, will only make the child become an expert in lying, because they want no longer caught lying and not be punished.

There are some tips given webmd.com to build a good relationship with your child :

1 . Spend time with your child as often as possible

Do the things that your child like too, may play video games or just a walk and sit in the garden .

2. Do not overdo it

Initially you may will shocked when your child confess. But hold your emotions first, because the child will assess whether you are the right person to vent or not. Maybe there will be consequences for his behavior, but it is also important to appreciate his honesty. 

3. Help your child solve the problem

If your child tells about his behavior isn't good, you shouldn't directly lecturing him that he didn't emulate that behavior. ut, ask whether the behavior was good to do. Give him time to think for themselves.

Every parent has their own way in dealing with children when lying, but you should build a good relationship with your child on the basis of trust.