On the surface, this whole matter looks very innocuous. But it is not so. Rohan, not being able to curb his natural cravings, had to resort to borrowing money and telling lies, in order to keep himself and his mother happy.

This sort of thing is quite common when you often forbid children to do many things. So when the kids actually end up doing it, they lie to cover it up. 

It is your duty to frame rules which have to be followed by your growing child.

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Vivek's mother warned him against driving his bicycle on the road and told him to remain inside the building compound. Now, Vivek's friends were not bound by these rules and they would freely drive their bicycles on the road. They would coax and cajole Vivek to join them.

Vivek resisted for some time, but soon gave in to his friend's demands. He too started cycling on the road, unknown to his mother. He would lie to her that he never stepped out. One day, he had a minor accident when a car hit him as he was cycling, and he had to be taken to the hospital. His mother was very upset and aghast at his behaviour. Vivek was both ashamed and depressed.

Why do our children lie?

Children are often victims, stuck between what their parents want them to do, and what they want, or what their friends want them to do. Very few children have the conviction and courage to come up to the mother or father and tell them the truth.

They hold on for as long as it is possible, but having broken the rules at some point of time, they rarely tell the parents. Lies follow, to keep the equilibrium at home. Sometimes they are lucky and go scot-free; at other times, parents come to know and take the child to task.