Originally Posted by ultramarina
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When our DD began experimenting with lying, around 3, we caught her at it several times, and then when she told us something later, we indicated how we couldn't be sure she was telling us the truth, because she'd lied before, and now we didn't know what to believe. That loss of trust stung her pretty badly. I also told an abbreviated version of The Boy Who Cried Wolf to her at least half a dozen times.

Yeah, this is exactly what we did with DD9. She still lies. Very, very well.


Us too! We told the "Boy Who Cried Wolf" story and everything. I think it has made them stop and think at times, but they still lie.