Anonymous wrote:Gotta say that I’m surprised by all the responses that suggest ignoring the lying. This would 100% not fly in our family.

Same!

Yes. I call out all lies, and will continue to do so regardless of age. How I call them out, where and what consequences come about l depend on the severity of the situation/lie. My job is to reinforce honesty, open lines of communication, and point out that idiot and how idiotic said kid looks when they lie about something that I can easily look at their face and tell isn’t true.

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Anonymous wrote:All of you who Sherlock Holmes your kids to death...You do realize you only have about 7-10 more years with them? When will you let go?

Congratulations! You win the DCUM parent of the day award. The rest of us mere mortals will get back to our feeble attempts to teach our children good habits like washing their hands, putting things away, doing their homework, and telling the truth.

Lol. I love this response.

Gotta say that I’m surprised by all the responses that suggest ignoring the lying. This would 100% not fly in our family.

Anonymous wrote:All of you who Sherlock Holmes your kids to death...You do realize you only have about 7-10 more years with them? When will you let go?

Congratulations! You win the DCUM parent of the day award. The rest of us mere mortals will get back to our feeble attempts to teach our children good habits like washing their hands, putting things away, doing their homework, and telling the truth.

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Anonymous wrote:Don't put her in a position to lie to you. Don't ask questions you know the answer to. (Did you put the Vaseline on? Did you brush your teeth? Did you do your homework/turn it in? Etc.)

Make statements, don't ask questions that give her an opportunity to lie. That will encourage her to lie more.

This doesn't work for me. I don't ask, I say "brush your teeth" and "do your homework" and the response are lies. "I did!"

You might get a different response to “I see from xyz evidence that you have not done your homework.”

I'm not looking for a specific response. I just want the homework done. All she really hears is "blah blah blah" anyway. But she will act like it's new information that I'm actually going to pull out her work and look at it. She thinks she's going to get away with it, every time and can't help herself.

Ugh, sorry. That would drive me nuts. I’d be pretty pissed at the kid actually.

Micromanager be micromanaging

All of you who Sherlock Holmes your kids to death...You do realize you only have about 7-10 more years with them? When will you let go?