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Lies of Children - Reason and Significance of Lies and How to Recognize Them

The latest research has shown that children of four years are already capable of lying, and they do not is simple apology or confusion between reality and fantasy (as is the case during previous evolutionary), but the deliberate attempt to deceive the adult, usually to avoid punishment.
At this age the child does the lie as reprehensible in every situation and feels much the weight of subsequent punishment, the parent fact is perceived as omnipotent and therefore able to know if one is lying small. But this reverence does not last long; children soon discover that can pass smooth, at least sometimes.

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