You walk into the kitchen and see your kid playing video games on her tablet. "Did you feed the dog?" you ask. "Yup," she ...

What emotion drove it? Fear, embarrassment, guilt? If you knew your honesty would be met with empathy instead of anger, would ...

“My child is always telling lies. It started at a young age and it has just gotten worse over time. Why is this happening? Is it common among adoptees? What should I do?” I frequently receive messages ...

If your sweet, usually honest kid is suddenly lying, you're not alone, nor are you failing as a parent. These reasons explain ...

Author's Note: This article includes excerpts from the book “How to Communicate Effectively and Handle Difficult Teenagers”. Psychologist Adrian Furnham identified a variety of ways to detect whether ...

They tested 6 and 7-year-olds who were given an opportunity to cheat in a trivia game and then lie about their actions and children who were good liars performed better in tests of verbal memory - the ...

Morally, it's more than okay for parents to participate in "the grand Santa lie", according to philosopher Tom Whyman.