https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:44:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-children-know-how-to-lie#post-1327248 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 01:54:28 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1327248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When DD isn't supposed to have an object in her mouth and I ask for it, she tries to be sneaky and pretends to put something in my hand. She reaches into her mouth and tries to have over air over and over. Sneaky sneak! She's been doing that since she just learned to walk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-children-know-how-to-lie#post-1327231 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 01:32:34 +0000 Kimberlybee 1327231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would start to consider it a lie when LO wants to get someone in trouble or get himself/herself out of trouble. I remember my niece first lied at 2-3, she would scratch her mosquito bites so hard to where it bled but said her little bother scratched her. We knew it was a lie because you can tell it was a mesquite bite. Otherwise yes it's just toddler manipulation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-children-know-how-to-lie#post-1327163 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 23:23:10 +0000 Freckles 1327163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yeah, LO is always asking for water as soon as i put her in the crib. Total delay tactic.</p> <p>I wouldn't call it lying, just classic toddler manipulation. :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-children-know-how-to-lie#post-1327113 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 22:37:53 +0000 PointeShoesTutus 1327113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like she's great at any kind of non-preferred task avoidance. </p> <p>My late brother could lie by the time he was 20 months old but he was hyperverbal and talked really, really early. I remember he was about 3 and told my mom an elaborate story about how I bit him on the arm. He'd been telling her I'd bit him a lot at that time. My mom finally looked at the bite marks and figured out he was biting himself and making up stories! He was a funny kid :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-children-know-how-to-lie#post-1327088 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 22:18:53 +0000 Mrsbells 1327088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Okay thanks everyone! Yes now that I think of it she does hide food she doesn't want to eat too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-children-know-how-to-lie#post-1326993 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 21:38:34 +0000 yoursilverlining 1326993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Manipulation. Oh yes, they are masters of it.</p> <p>My LO is a frequent abuser of the fake-poop-at-bedtime ploy as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-children-know-how-to-lie#post-1326976 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 21:34:26 +0000 Andrea 1326976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree that this isn't lying. She has just figured out how to delay bedtime! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-children-know-how-to-lie#post-1326959 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 21:27:12 +0000 regberadaisy 1326959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree. I don't think that is lying, perse, yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-children-know-how-to-lie#post-1326942 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 21:20:56 +0000 MamaChin 1326942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 10 months my son was taking pieces of food he doesn't want to eat and stuffing it under his leg or dropping it over the side of the high chair...while maintaining direct eye contact with me. They learn deception EARLY!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-children-know-how-to-lie#post-1326941 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 21:20:25 +0000 Greentea 1326941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think she is just having fun... thinking of things she wants to do/ would rather be doing than going to sleep... like, "hmm... lets check the mail!" Or whatever thing you usually do.<br /> I don't think it is strange at all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-children-know-how-to-lie#post-1326892 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 21:03:25 +0000 mrbee 1326892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: that's not really a lie... that's just manipulation, and it starts early!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-children-know-how-to-lie#post-1326859 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 20:54:39 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1326859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the womb?!</p> <p>Chloe lies all the time.<br /> Did you color on my walls? No.<br /> Did you poop? No. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-children-know-how-to-lie#post-1326855 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 20:53:12 +0000 Mrsbells 1326855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 20month old has a new habit, every night as soon as I put her in her crib she grabs her diaper and says poo poo, which means she wants to poop, however it seems to be a ploy to just avoid /delay her bedtime. I find this so strange. If I do take her<br /> Out of the crib and put her on the potty she just wants to play. Now when that doesn't work she will start hold her nose and say "nose" over and over, she means she wants me to get out the nose frida even though her nose isn't runny, and it all seems to be just to delay bed time. Is this behavior strange </p>