Reply to: Do you lie to your children?

[stek]

My dad told me spaghetti was made from worms, and I couldn't eat if for years and years. I can now, but have always had nightmares about mutated linguine...

Also in Le Mans Crescent in Bolton along the sides of the Town Hall, there are long flower beds in the middle of the road which look quite nice. My dad told me they were Giant's Graves, and as such I wouldn't go near them for years.

No wonder I'm effed up!

[NotAllThere]

I am from Yorkshire, but the resemblence stops there.

[JoeyD]

There are "lies to children" that are perfectly acceptable for when their minds can't handle the truth. It gets things moving in the right direction. Same applies to "lies to managers", "lies to permies", "lies to agents" and, of course, "lies to clients".

You are Jimmy Saville and I claim my £5

[NotAllThere]

There are "lies to children" that are perfectly acceptable for when their minds can't handle the truth. It gets things moving in the right direction. Same applies to "lies to managers", "lies to permies", "lies to agents" and, of course, "lies to clients".

[MyUserName]

I have tried walking off and leaving my daughter before when she refused to stand up. I walked a few yards and turned the corner - I peered back around she was sitting there playing.

Never get into a battle of wills with an aspergic toddler

We try not to lie to them but I still do now and then.

I have told my daughter than there is no chance a tree will fall on her, although there is a small chance. It is difficult for her to understand the probabilities and her sudden fear of trees is quite irrational (she even worried that one would sneak into her room when she was having supper so it could fall on her) - therefore it is much easier to lie and say it is not possible that a tree can fall on her.

[d000hg]

[MarillionFan]

This is terrible parenting because it takes the kid no time at all to learn it's an empty threat.

If you make a threat, you MUST be prepared to carry it out.

WHS

We used to have three children. Now we just have two.

[d000hg]

parents pretending to a child that they were going to walk away and leave the child to his or her tantrum

This is terrible parenting because it takes the kid no time at all to learn it's an empty threat.

If you make a threat, you MUST be prepared to carry it out.

[ZuiderZee]

I lie to everyone all the time.

HTH

[vetran]

SY01 to SY03,SY04,SY05,SY06 - Yes kids of course I'm your real daddy.

[MarillionFan]

SY01 to SY03,SY04,SY05,SY06 - Yes kids of course I'm your real daddy.

[mudskipper]

What if you tell them he's not coming, because they've been bad ??

I think "Santa's not coming. You've been bad" is fine. The causative link of "because" is what turns it into a lie.

[JoeyD]

If you tell your children Santa is coming, you are lying to them.

What if you tell them he's not coming, because they've been bad ??

[mudskipper]

If you tell your children Santa is coming, you are lying to them.

[DodgyAgent]

"Mummy and Daddy love each other"