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When Your Toddler Starts Lying for the First Time

My three-year-old has started lying about little things like whether she brushed her teeth and I know it's developmental but it still shocks me every time.

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A parent witnesses the birth of deception in their child and struggles with the loss of innocence while understanding it as cognitive growth.

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