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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree this is not normal.  We have a 6 yr old boy, too.  His friend from preschool is a liar as well.  I noticed it starting when the kid was 4.  I thought it was completely normal at the time.  He is now 6 and id say about 40% of what the kid says is a lie.

- I almost got a first place, too. (Swim meet, kid came in last)

- I'm flying to Florida next week, too.

-We are using that girl for a babysitter, too.  (Seeing my son interact with a fun teenager)

-My dad is getting me a new lego set today.

- we are moving

- I'm quitting soccer.  Today's my last day.

- I got a new bike yesterday.  (Kid had a 3 month old bike already)

Those statements sprinkled in over time would be normal.  This kids spouts one out nearly every other sentence.  We see him about 5 days a week at swim and before that daily at the bus stop.  To all the naysayers, it is not normal, it is noticeable, and she's right to be proactive.[/quote]

This is so, so, clearly lying because he wants to feel better about himself.  Can't you see that?  All of these statements are made because another child has something or is doing something and he feels one-down.

Can't you say to him  "Do you wish you had a new bike?  What can you do to earn a new bike?"  Can't you gently talk to him about everyone wishing they had new things and new experiences?  Just punishing him for having envious thoughts and wanting to do things he sees other kids do -- what does that teach him?  That's he's even more one-down?[/quote]

I was a new poster, not the OP.  I'm not going to "treat" this other kid like he was my own.  I am simply pointing out to the OP that the posters who are saying this is normal or not a big deal have to realize that it IS a big deal and the kid will be surrounded by people soon enough that all think of him as a liar.  I know this boy who knows my son is a liar and my son - who is 6 - calls him a liar.  "X lies all the time.  I don't believe anything he says anymore."  [/quote]

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