This is kinda hard to explain, should we allow our child to, well do a white lie? Because we all know that a white lie is still a lie, no matter how you look at it. But sometimes it needs to be done. For example if Lola's coming to visit with a birthday gift for your child and when your child receives the gift and doesn't like the gift that would hurt their Lola's feeling right? So this is where the white lie comes in. But its important to explain to kids that once in a while, we stretch the truth so someone's feeling don't get hurt, so you remind him to thank her Lola even if it's something he didn't want. But don't encourage him to rave about the gift either. A simple "It was nice of you to get me a gift, Lola" would work best.
But I think white lies are never okay when you use them on your child. If he asks if a shot at the doctor's will hurt, tell him it's going to sting, but the shot is important and it'll be over quickly." You have to model honesty even when you know the truth will make your child unhappy, because you need to build trust.
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