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Lying May Be Good for Kids, Study Suggests

by Tom Henderson, Posted May 18th 2010 1:00PM

Will your lying kid be a successful adult? Credit: Corbis
A moldy proverb tells us only children and fools tell the truth. Whoever said that, of course, was a fool who never had children. The little so-and-sos rank with politicians as the ...
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C'mon, Tell the Truth - You Lie to Your Kids, Right?

by Lesley Kennedy, Posted Mar 8th 2010 10:34AM

Jiminy Cricket! Parents tell kids lots of lies. Credit: Corbis
"No, your butt doesn't look big in those jeans." "I swear the check is in the mail." "Sorry, boss, I think (cough, cough) I must have swine flu." Don't lie, now. We all do ...
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The fibs moms tell

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Apr 24th 2008 11:58AM

I remember it clearly. When we finally got a TV, my mother repeatedly told us not to sit too close to the telly or we would go blind. Well, according to this site, that's just one of a number of white lies moms tell their kids. It apparently was true ...
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Babies lie: a study

by Kristin Darguzas, Posted Jul 1st 2007 4:00PM

I never let Nolan cry it out during the night, in part for my own selfish reasons. My heart pounded and I poured sweat thinking about my baby sad and trembling in the next room; I wasn't sleeping anyway, so why not go get him? And also, I quite ...
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Are your children liars?

by Heather Craven, Posted Aug 26th 2006 11:30AM

We are getting to the point in our home where if the children begin to lie, the outcomes could become grave. As the children get older their activities become more varied and they take place farther from home. When my 13 year-old son, Loren, says he ...
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