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Do you have any experience/data to back that up? While, on its face, it seems like a good idea to discourage lying, presenting children with such a binary appr
by wrkronmiller 6y ago
Do you have any experience/data to back that up?
While, on its face, it seems like a good idea to discourage lying, presenting children with such a binary approach to deception might leave them underprepared for the "bullshit" (marketing, propaganda, etc...) they will encounter in the real world.
EDIT: I'm not a parent and don't want to offer parenting advice. My point is simply that saying "we never lie" seems overly-reductive, versus something more nuanced like "lying is bad." I would worry about creating the expectation that most people don't lie, or even that good people never lie (e.g. white lies).
- funkaster 6y agowhy? I have no data either, but I’mnot seeing how you’re connecting the two. One is about personal values (saying the truth) the other one you’re concerned about is how to question the outside world. Two completely different things IMO (and things I’m currently trying to teach my 4yo kid)
- vanattab 6y ago... he said don't teach your kids to lie not don't teach your kids to recognize a lie.
- whatshisface 6y agoAbout 13% of people would agree that a binary approach to deception is excessively restrictive. ;)