Thou shalt not overreact when your children lie Instead of seeing red when their children tell them lies, parents should consider these encounters as opportunities to teach responsible behavior. Marks are all over the wall. Now you're really angry.
Few things can make a parent angrier.
You may have patience with tantrums, back talk, broken vases and failing grades. This must be nipped in the bud. But in reality, lying may not be any worse than other bad behavior. Parents shouldn't think they have some sociopath on their hands. Instead, parents can look at lying as an opportunity to teach their children about responsible behavior.