Any suggestions for getting a 4 year old to stop lying?
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my sons therapist says only punish them when you know for sure they are lying and you have to have clear punishments in place theat you have gone over with the child after doing this so manyu times they will understand if i lie this will happen. whether it be corner sit on bed. keep it the same all the time. gl
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Figure out a way for her to get burned by lying. That is called "natural consequences." Set her up for a couple of falls, then let her suffer the consequences. That is also called "tough love."
Lock down,better you now than the state later.Lay out a few "Commandments"and consequences.Or save up for her to be a lawyer,then politician. My 5 year old son does the same. i have started to take away things that he enjoys wen he lies.....like toys, dvd player....
You parents! Stop yourselves lying, whether in joke or in serious matters, the kid will automatically learn the value of truth.
Spank her butt...I am seriouse.If YOU don't spank her butt when she lies,as she gets older shes going to end up lying to or on the wrong person and THEY will beat her butt.So stop that bad habit while you are still in control,cause if you don't fix that now,there will be no reason or excuse for you crying later when she is in prison,trying to figure out where you went wrong.....Thats not going to be a good feeling knowing that you are not going to be able to trust your own blood to tell the truth...Source(s):
Train up a child in they way she should go,and when she is old she WON'T depart from it.(the Bible)
What i would do is something that i do to my neice and shes only 4 years old,but it works."Honey tell me the truth,i wont be mad,its really not good to lie.Trust me i wont be mad."Those are words that i sat to my neice,and it works.If it doesnt work try dicipling the child esspecially if you knowm shes lying.You dont have to but it just might work. That's what children do. Especially girls, who tend to be more manipulative. Don't worry, it's not any indication of how they will behave when they get older, just a natural development phase. I would be more worried if she didn't lie. At four, you may not even be able to get her to understand the concept of lying but you can call her on it when you can show her in black in white the truth versus the lie, tell her which you expect and follow the suggestions of the woman who conveyed what her therapist said. Don't be too hard on her;-)
Do you think she has picked this up from other kids?? that is usually the case esp if this is new and sudden
,,talk to her, do not be to extreme if you decide to spank her,
,,she really may not understand the concept, so you must talk to her and explain it to her,
,, and then let her know to never lie, and especially not ever to you...if she thinks she is grown,
,,and refuses to stop..
then just let her know,, you know she is lieing,, and you are not having it,,, and find a punishment that will work,, and you have to back it up every time.... Well with mine...(4 kids) I tell them the story about the boy that cried wolf...then I tell them to bring me 3 things they love the most...and I keep them until they learn their lesson...
If they still dont learn from that...then a good butt tapping and corner they go...by then they know not too do that again...and u know what...its been a few months that none of them has lied to me....
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