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Telling the truth isn't always easy when you can't tell what it is. Jennie Lindon considers a child's view of reality In your daily life with children it is preferable that you and the children are straightforward with each other and honest. You want to create an atmosphere of trust in which you can all tackle the trickier events or experiences as well as the smooth days when everything goes fine. However, children's ability to be honest in adult eyes depends a great deal on their developing understanding of the world. It takes them time and experience to be able to sort out what is likely and what is not, what is true and what is not, and to weigh up the likely consequences of coming clean with the truth or fudging matters a bit.

In your daily life with children it is preferable that you and the children are straightforward with each other and honest. You want to create an atmosphere of trust in which you can all tackle the trickier events or experiences as well as the smooth days when everything goes fine. However, children's ability to be honest in adult eyes depends a great deal on their developing understanding of the world. It takes them time and experience to be able to sort out what is likely and what is not, what is true and what is not, and to weigh up the likely consequences of coming clean with the truth or fudging matters a bit.

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