What age did your little one start to tell little white lies?

Hi Kiran-it's a long while ago to remember now!! I think my daughter was about three and she did the same as what your daughter did wet the ccarpet I asked her if she wanted to go loo she said no then when I lookedthere was the puddle so like you I said it was ok but to go toilet in the future-she got over that faze but then whenever she couldn't get her way whenshe asked me if she could do or have something she started blaming her btother when he had donenothing at all once he was sitting infront of the tv she came to me in the kitchen and asked for something but I said no she instantly went into her brother started an argument with him and slapped him round the face!! So I instantly sent her to her room-ittleowl

My kids are grown now but when my daughter was about three I would ask her if she did that, pointing to the newspaper that was just sort of ripped apart a bit. And she said very sweetly, no lisa, kitty kat did that. okay so I thought well no big deal as shes just a little one.But it happened twice and I was really upset with her. I told her she must not tell lies, just tell me the truth. her lower lip wobbled 'and she cried, nono lisa not do that. So the next day it happened again but 'she was playing in the other room and 'I caught the culprit. Kitty Kat a big black tom was busy sharpening his claws on my news paper. oh no I scolded lisa for that and it wasnt her fault. I went to her and said,you are right. Kitty Kat is a bad cat,he ruined my newspaper. she grinned and said, pick baby up please. lisa good baby.

Trust me, kids can tell lies early. I have twin nieces & they will be 3 in a month or so - they have been telling those little white lies for a good 6 months or so now :) The older one is potty trained already & the younger one is still catching on. However, when the younger one wets her pants, bed or anything else, she will blame her sister. When something happens or something gets broken etc, if you ask them who did it, they will ALWAYS blame the other one. Since they have moved house to near us, the younger twin has also started to blame my daughter (as well as her twin) when the bed is wet or when someone gets hurt. She'll never actually admit to doing it. So i would think of those times as being little white lies. My daughter will be 2 in a few days & she's yet to tell me a lie - although at this age i guess it's a little harder to do but i'm sure she might come up with something in maybe 6 months time when she knows a few more things! Usually, my sister in law will send the naughty twin to her room for a time out when she lies, just to show her that she cant keep blaming everyone else & that lying isn't something she is allowed to get away with. It seems to be going ok so maybe that could work.

My daughter is 6 and a half. She started speaking those little white lies when she was nearly five years old. Well, I confronted her and explained to her that God punishes those who speak lies. And after that whenever i suspect any lies I just remind her about the punishment which GOD is gonna give her. Its then when she confronts whether she was lying or not.

My son is two and a half years old. He is starting to tell those little white lies. I would believe him to until I watched him one day. He was playing with his brother and sister and when something didn't go his way he would come to me and say "he hit me". and I know they didn't. at first when he was doing this I would get on to his brother and sister and he would get his way. LOL its kind of cute, but I hope it doesn't become a habit.

Little ones really are capable of telling lies and this comes out naturally. As the Bible said, foolishness is bound in the heart of a child. But we parents can always teach them. Especially the young kids who are very teachable. Sometimes you know, it sounds cute to hear little ones speak white lies but we must not tolerate because you are very right in your worry that this would become a habit if not corrected as early as possible. You know my only son is already 21 and I could proudly say that he learned the virtue of honesty through my patience. I diligently taught him the fear of the Lord since she was a young boy. I explained to him in a way a kid would understand the Bible verses that discourage lying and told him as well the consequences of lying. This has been very effective as far as my own experiences are concerned.

wow! I learn from that quote Kiran, I have no kids but I remember vividly when I was young and started also to tell white lies to my mother! Several times and I had the attitude until now especially if about friends and I need to protect the other person to destroy the relationship!