The article discusses how children learn about honesty and lying from their parents. It highlights the dangers of adults telling lies or half-truths, which can lead children to imitate this behavior. Psychologists, including Tristana Suarez, emphasize that parents should uphold trustworthiness, although they can omit certain details that are irrelevant for children. The developmental stages in which children start to lie are also outlined, revealing how their understanding of truth and its moral implications evolve. Children’s exposure to adult behavior critically shapes their own honesty in adulthood.
When a child observes that adults are not being truthful, they wind up incorporating that behavior into their own life as an available resource.
Parents should never lie to their children, because it puts their trust in adults at risk and could impact kids' behavior when they grow up.
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