3 year old telling fibs

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Just wondering about this stage is it normal how do I handle it

Im trying to teach emotions and validating etc but

Lately he's telling little fibs? For example he said before that his little sister pushed him over and he hurt his knee

She never as she wasn't near him ! Haha and he keeps doing it mainly saying his little sister has hit him pushed him but she never? And randomly outside of tesco said I hurt my knee as daddy (DH) pushed me over by the trolleys. I can assure you 1) DH has never laid a finger on me and 2) DH wasn't even with us during this shop. I actually do the food shops alone with the kids as im part time so go off peak - so DH never comes ! Haha

I try to validate so when he says im sad because baby sister hit me but I have to ler him know I know hes fibbing?

Is this a normal stage x

Only just 3 or getting on for 4?

I think it is fairly common, and I'm wondering whether he is doing it for the attention. You need to come down pretty hard on it anyway, more so the older he is.

I agree, it is fairly common, probably for attention and you do need to teach him now that these sort of fibs are not okay. If he goes to school saying this sort of thing about you or his dad the teachers have a duty to report things to social services,

Hes just turned 3! Also the one at the supermarket i mentioned he meant me. He said daddy had pushed me not him sorry read that back

But it is 99% about his sister pushing him over or him tripping up and falling over

I agree upon attention reason as 1) anytime he pushes his sister over which he does in a tantrum or frustration I explain how its not right he gets time out for it etc and 2) if he falls over in the garden park I. General etc I kiss his knee better etc

So either one if those provides some sort of attention?

Not sure why he said DH pushed me over at Tesco though🤣 he'd never do that at home never mind in public

Also hes had a speech delay but lately its come on leaps and bounds hes started imagination play and talking with his figures and teddies like playing them out so I don't know if its just all the phases at once haha

I do tell him when he fibs and thay he shouldn't do that

Small children are liars. 🤷🏽‍♀️

Goodness me, mine told me she got the train to the local town today at pre-school.

It’s their age. My ten year old is an honest wee guy, he grew out of the nonsense around 6ish.

My 3 year old went through this phase a few weeks ago (I’m saying phase as I’m hoping it’s stopped already 😬). When she didn’t think I was listening she told DH that I’d hit her and then vice versa she told me DH had hit her. I figured she was gauging the reaction. She then did it over silly things like blatantly stabbing a hole in her leggings with a pencil and a few other things. so we really emphasised the importance of telling the truth and that she would always be in more trouble for lying etc etc. She hasn’t done it again recently so I figured it was just something she needed to work out/test and hopefully she’s already learnt that we don’t lie🤞

i went through a phase with one of mine where it helped to read a book to hammer home the point about not lying. I got one off Amazon called ‘I didn’t do it!’ which seemed to help

my DD'S friend when they were that age said she could rin faster than an electric bike. Of course you can love.