Teach your children to lie

Children who can not lie, easier to learn in adulthood. They have a bright and interesting prospects than their honest peers.

Such an unexpected conclusion, scientists, psychologists from Toronto (Canada). The research team of the University of Toronto examined the behavior of 1,200 children and adolescents aged 2 to 17 years. The experiment was as follows. Experts asked the children not to look at a toy that was placed behind the child and left the room. Then he returned and asked whether they turned around. Then the children's responses were verified with the movie. It was fought all the time in secret from the children. To tell the truth was able to only one in five year-old children involved in the experiment. At the age of four, is the ability to exhibit for 9 out of 10 children, well, to 12 years in pursuit lie reaches the highest values.

After research and observations, the researchers concluded: Children who know how to lie   from an early age, later achieved good results in its development. Scientists explain this by the fact that the formulation of deliberate lying   It requires the hard work of the brain. This suggests an early mental development of the child. Anyone who says more believable lying It shows more progress in the knowledge of the world. The researchers do not believe that parents should worry much if a child tells stories. Children lie   - Quite common. But pathological liars are only a few.

Psychology

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