Oooh Noooo!
By phisha84
@phisha84 (286)
United States
October 22, 2010 8:10am CST
I woke up early today as usual to get my kids ready for school. We start the morning off by getting bathes and then as I'm assisting in getting them dress and then brushing my oldest hair, I discover a HUGE section of my daughters hair is cut! At the top back of her head(baby's soft spot) theres a 2 inch wide chunk with only about one inch of hair left there! Maybe less! OMG! Why oh Why! My 6 year old tells me that a little girl in her class did it....so I call the teacher and tell her about it and low and behold she said that the little girl, the culprit hasn't be to school....Well that means my little girl just lied to me....UGH.....I'd like to think that she told me the truth but she's in soooo much trouble for lying. I wish she would learn to just tell me the truth because that way no one getting in trouble for her lying. I tell her that over and over and tell her that if she just tells the truth we can solve the problem in a better mannered way, that I would be mad. But this is rediculous, she is in soooo much trouble.
How do you handle your kids lying to you? How do you teach them to be honest?
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4 responses
@ivanmarginal (675)
• Indonesia
22 Oct 10
Not my kid actually, but my little niece. She sometimes lie on a little thing. I just ask her why she did that. No violence, no harsh words. Then she will admit why she lie to me. And then I tell her not to do so in the next time. I tell her what is the danger of being a liar. Nobody will trust you, you will get no friends then. That is a simple way but works.
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
28 Apr 11
Hi. phisha84. I would be very upset! I would definitely not be in a good mood after this. If my daughter lied to me about something like this, I will calmly and firmly talk to her about making sure to tell the truth at all times. I will tell her to not place the blame on someone else because she is afraid of me knowing the truth. I will also stress the importance of cutting her hair on her own too. I will tell her that only a grown up should cut her hair and that is mommy or daddy, only. Or anyone else that mommy and daddy trusts, and not herself. That is why I keep all of my scissors placed high onto the closet shelf. I try to keep them away from my kids so that they won't get mischievous and start cutting up all kinds of things. I hoped that your daughter hair has grown back rapidly. Take care.
@ravinskye (8237)
• United States
22 Oct 10
So far I haven't caught my oldest in a lie since she was very young. From the time she was little I stressed to her that she would get in less trouble if she told the truth instead of lying. She understood and I kept to my word. If she tells me the truth then she doesn't get in as much trouble. Now that didn't work with my middle one. She will lie straight to my face. I haven't figured out how to get her to stop. She is very stubborn and defiant. I hope that eventually she will grow out of it.
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
2 Nov 10
oh hard, its hard to teach children values because they still do not see its importance. i had cases with my daughter lying too, its about school too..i asked her what happened and she told me different versions at different times. what i did? i talked to her sincerely and told her that she must always tell the truth. i am still on the process of showing her its importance. 
