Question
My 2.5 year old daughter has started lying and it is quickly becoming a big issue in our home. I know that John says something like, “Ask no questions, they’ll tell you lies.” So I have tried to follow that rule. But where I’m running into trouble is when I give an instruction to my daughter and she says she has already done it but I know she hasn’t. I tell her (in Alpha speech) to pick up toys, wash her hands, or make her bed but she says, “I already did!” I go check and she has not obeyed. When I show her that she hasn’t obeyed she still stubbornly states, “But I did obey!” even though I can clearly see that she didn’t. She’s lying so she doesn’t have to do those certain tasks. I want to get on top of this issue before it becomes a habit. What do you advise?
