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<blockquote data-quote="AndromedaB" data-source="post: 1544894" data-attributes="member: 607099"><p>She is the second oldest of five children. I understand it is totally normal for a child to lie on occasion, to get out of trouble, or whatever. The other children have done it, been disciplined, and seemed to learn over time that lying is wrong. But my ten year old daughter... some days it has seemed like she could not even speak without lying about something, ANYTHING, even things that made no sense to lie about. I have tried everything I can think of, beyond discipline even. I&#039;ve been taking her for one on one fun days for a while now, hoping she would open up, realize I love her and she can just be honest with me, that in fact I could take care of her better when I truly know what is going on, (like when she&#039;s been sick, I&#039;ve had a hard time knowing if she was truly sick or not! Lots of doctor visit.) There has got to be some method I haven&#039;t thought of yet. It makes me so sad. I want a good relationship with her, but I feel like I&#039;m always trying to teach her not to lie instead. Sometimes I&#039;ve just had to walk away from a conversation because, even though the lie was not detrimental, it hurts that she couldn&#039;t just tell the truth, and I felt like I was going to lose my temper over something insignificant, when in reality it has been ongoing for 7 years. Help!</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="AndromedaB, post: 1544894, member: 607099"] She is the second oldest of five children. I understand it is totally normal for a child to lie on occasion, to get out of trouble, or whatever. The other children have done it, been disciplined, and seemed to learn over time that lying is wrong. But my ten year old daughter... some days it has seemed like she could not even speak without lying about something, ANYTHING, even things that made no sense to lie about. I have tried everything I can think of, beyond discipline even. I've been taking her for one on one fun days for a while now, hoping she would open up, realize I love her and she can just be honest with me, that in fact I could take care of her better when I truly know what is going on, (like when she's been sick, I've had a hard time knowing if she was truly sick or not! Lots of doctor visit.) There has got to be some method I haven't thought of yet. It makes me so sad. I want a good relationship with her, but I feel like I'm always trying to teach her not to lie instead. Sometimes I've just had to walk away from a conversation because, even though the lie was not detrimental, it hurts that she couldn't just tell the truth, and I felt like I was going to lose my temper over something insignificant, when in reality it has been ongoing for 7 years. Help! [/QUOTE]

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