Everyone knows that lying is objectively bad. But when it comes to dealing with toddler tantrums, stubborn kids, and the like, all parents know that white lies are a necessary evil.
I told all my kids that things like most veggies, fish, and other healthy foods were 'grown-up food.' I would put some on my and my husband's plates and say, 'ok, this food is just for grown-ups... I guess you're old enough to have a little bit of grown-up food... and then I'd take it off my grown-up plate and give them some, watching how excited they were to eat their 'grown-up food.'
On the way to the pediatrician, I told them that getting eyeball shots was the most effective way to prevent illness. When we got to the doctor's office, I asked if she could give them their shots in their arms instead. You've never seen kids so happy.
We told her that Miss Rachel had to go to sleep so she could play again tomorrow... She got a call from 'Miss Rachel,' who definitely wasn't my teenage daughter, telling her she could play again.
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