Three Research-Backed Ways to Help Your Child Value Honesty

When I leave birthday cakes to cool on the counter, I often come back to find craters in the layers—and my preschooler standing nearby with an ear-to-ear grin and crumbs around his mouth. I don’t need to ask him what happened, but I can’t help myself. “I don’t know! What in the world!,” he replies. Dishonesty is common among children (and adults) and begins as early as age three. Apart from lying to cover up a misdeed, children also commonl