When your child lies?

if a 6 year old is telling so many lies what do you do when they havent to therapy, been punished, been ignored talked to knows and can tell you what a lie is and that it is bad can tell you that you should always tell the truth will tell you that he isnt around people who lie, but still does it and the only reason he gives is "i dont know" ? we were told it was his imaganation and to let him write it down and that all kids do this and not to worry but it has gotten to the point that he will actually cry non stop if we dont believe him when he lies to us. he is starting to make up lies about other people like his teacher, and other kids and us.

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My 7 year old daughter used to have this problem. I say used to because my hubby tried something and it worked. She was sooo mad at us though. He told her to clean her room and he would give her ice cream. When she got done and reminded him of it. he said "oh I lied". She was so devastated. She had finally felt how we feel when she lied to us. For the next little while she had a hard time believing her dad but after he didn't lie to her again she got it. She doesn't lie now. (although sometimes I wish she wasn't so brutally honest either.)lol Good luck
Not trying to be mean, but was he disciplined as a toddler?? I think it's sooo important to discipline your child.. As for the lying figure out what he enjoys doing most and take it away from him!! Maybe he'll learn to stop lying when he can't do what he wants.. Good luck to you
Wash his mouth out with soap.every time he lies...or try pepper in his tongue. Every time my son lied to us ..we did this, nether the less..he was done lying in about 3 weeks. He is now a very honest little boy. I know that this sounds cruel, but he has to understand how bad lying is.
Good luck and I wish you the best.
i used to lie a lot when i was 6, and now that im a little older i think i lied because i didnt want to be punished, although lying did eventually get me in trouble.

the way my parents dealt with this was by taking away all the privilages i had. if i told a lie, i was grounded from going to a birthday party or a friends house. or i was grounded from the tv. this eventually worked and now i am an honest person.

..im not lying i swear.
I think it's a stage. My 5 year old is having the same problem. Lying and sneaking..sneaks into the candy dish. Then lies and says she didn't. Sneaks a toy to school. Lies about washing her hands after using the washroom. I've tried everything imaginable.nothing seems to stop it. I HOPE it's a stage :)
lying in our home earns a spanking, don't allow this behavior to get worse.

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