Lies my parents told me: New study shows parents use deception to influence their children

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 12:56 in Psychology & Sociology

Parents say that honesty is the best policy, but they regularly lie to their children as a way of influencing their behaviour and emotions, finds new research from the University of Toronto and the University of California, San Diego.

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