Kids tell lies for the same reasons adults do:

1) To escape punishment
2) To make a good impression
3) To spare someone feelings

Usually parents, teachers and the whole community raises to the opportunity to teach kids everything they need to know while growing up. Unfortunately, this is a behavior that has to be UN-TAUGHT. Instead of teaching, we are trying to undo a behavior that just comes naturally. It is truly amazing to me that I truly understand the 3 reasons kids give for telling a lit.

A "Teen", ages 8-12, left a comment on my blog and I want to tell you what she said: "Everyone will eventually lie in their life! I have lied a few times and it leads to more and more lies sometimes. I wish that we didn't have to lie for impressions, to escape punishment and to spare some ones feelings.