There can be no parent who is not familiar with a child telling a lie when they are asked a question. This could go from a little white-lie, to telling lies that are of a far more serious nature.

The parenting dilemma here lies in the fact that, the actual act of telling a lie in itself breaks the barriers of trust between the child and the parent. Once a lie is told, there is no changing it, no taking it back, and no easy resolution to solving the problems that it creates.

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