Nobody wants their child or children to lie, but for some reason it happens all the time and by the time they become adults, you have taught them all your dirty tricks and they have learned a few of their own that they will eventually teach their children.
I'm sure you are one of those people that thinks that you do not teach your kids to lie. Let me assure you that you do, don't be offended, everybody does it even if it's unintentional. You may be thinking, how do I inadvertently teach my kids to lie?
Have you ever had a phone call that you didn't want to take and you tell your kid to tell the person that called that you are unavailable? You just taught you kid to lie.
Have you ever told your kid to answer the door and tell the person at the door that your parents aren't home? You just taught your kid to lie.
Don't tell your father, don't tell your sister, don't tell your brother, your aunt, your grandma, or even a friend of the family. You just taught your kid to lie.
Anytime you lie to someone and your child is around to hear it they learn from your example. You teach your kids the little secrets about lying that you learn over the years and they retain that knowledge and use it for themselves.
The next time your kids lie to your face don't get too mad at them, if they get away with a lie one time and it got them out of trouble, like you, they will do it again and again, and besides you are probably the one that taught them to lie in the first place.
Scott Goerz
