By Sarah Chana Radcliffe
Anxiety, with all its emotional and physical characteristics, follows OUR lead... If you want to feel scared, think about the possibility of something bad happening to you or your loved ones. If you want to feel calm and secure, think about what you and your loved ones are doing TODAY. Is it that simple? It can be.
Lying can be a superficial problem....or a deeper one... Sometimes children lie just to avoid getting into trouble, but sometimes they lie because of deeper emotional issues. When lying is more than a sporadic event, pay attention. It can be a cry for help. Therefore, before you double down on discipline, have a chat with your lying youngster - more of a "listen" actually. Ask directly what's going on and if everything is alright. Sometimes a child will open up with just a small show of interest in his inner world. And sometimes it will take a professional listener to get to the source of the problem and the path to recovery.
