There are a few different lies we may come across in our parenting; malicious lying, social lying, and getting out of trouble lying.
The one thing they all have in common is their ability to trigger parents when they rear their ugly head. Parents panic when their kids lie and think, oh my goodness, is my kid going to be a pathological liar? What’s going on?
To that I say; don’t panic, lying is a normal developmental stage that children go through.
How we respond or react to the lie can determine whether the behavior of lying is reduced or if our kids just become better liars. The key here is to remain calm, always listen to what our kids have to say and root ourselves in love not fear when it comes to addressing the lie.
JENNIFER’S TAKEAWAYS:
Thin Veil Between Imagination Play & Reality (1:59)
Tune Into Their Own Integrity (5:54)
Lying Is Triggering For Parents But …(10:53)
Steering Into The Skid (14:01)
Lying Is Really Common (16:43)
Meet Jennifer Kolari
Jennifer Kolari is the host of the “Connected Parenting” weekly podcast and the co-host of “The Mental Health Comedy” podcast. Kolari is a frequent guest on Nationwide morning shows and podcasts in th US and Canada. Her advice can also be found in many Canadian and US magazines such as; Today’s Parent, Parents Magazine and Canadian Family.
Kolari’s powerful parenting model is based on the neurobiology of love, teaching parents how to use compassion and empathy as powerful medicine to transform challenging behavior and build children’s emotional resilience and emotional shock absorbers.
Jennifer’s wisdom, quick wit and down to earth style help parents navigate modern-day parenting problems, offering real-life examples as well as practical and effective tools and strategies.
Her highly entertaining, inspiring workshops are shared with warmth and humour, making her a crowd-pleasing speaker with schools, medical professionals, corporations and agencies throughout North America, Europe and Asia.
One of the nation’s leading parenting experts, Jennifer Kolari, is a highly sought- after international speaker and the founder of Connected Parenting. A child and family therapist with a busy practice based in San Diego and Toronto, Kolari is also the author of Connected Parenting: How to Raise A Great Kid (Penguin Group USA and Penguin Canada, 2009) and You’re Ruining My Life! (But Not Really): Surviving the Teenage Years with Connected Parenting (Penguin Canada, 2011).
