4. Dealing with Lying in Your Child, Part 1. Plus, Val's Daughter, Becca & Toddler Manners.

(Part 2 of Dealing with Lying can be heard in Episode 12).Today you're listening to  Episode 4, "Dealing with Lying in Your Child, Part 1." For the first ten min of the episode, Val is joined by her grown daughter, Becca who has two preschoolers. They discuss some techniques for developing Manners in your toddler.Then the final 20 min of the episode focus on how to handle lying in children elementary-age and up, including Root Parenting vs Surface Parenting and Mercy Seat Parenting.Steps to Dealing with Lying:1. Slow down to take time to do it well in order to preserve your relationship and to be the most impactful in reaching their heart on the issue.  Fight the urge to be reactionary.2. Let your child know that you need to take some time to pray while they're taking time to reflect on why they did it and possibly praying also. In this step you really are getting God's direction on what to do next.3.Evaluate if lying is a regular habit in your child or if it hardly ever happens (months between times).4.Evaluate how you as a parent have been modeling truth - valuing TRUTH, valuing truth in your relationship with your child AND in your relationship with God? 5.Root parenting vs. Surface parenting.  Evaluate what is going on in their heart right now?  Being a barometer.6. Go back to your child and ask questions. Not getting emotional or defensive with their answers.  7.Mercy seat parenting. This step will be explained in part 2 of Dealing with Lying in your ChildResources:Being a barometer of your child's heart is taught in Val's book, Wearing All Your Hats Without Wearing Out. https://www.practicallyspeakingmom.com/product-page/wearing-all-your-hats-without-wearing-out-from-chores-to-character-issues-to-ch?fbclid=IwAR0ktH4g78ZOJomwMe3_Ho9eSbcBAsX9WpHvjVAby8Ig9tLLZqE85EaHShsRoot Parenting is taught Val's books Clash in Your Home: A Game Plan for Cleaning Up the Conflict. Send Val your encouragement and thoughts about the show.Support the showVisit Val's website: PracticallySpeakingMOM.comJoin Val's Facebook Group Intentional Mom, Strong FamilyFollow Val on Instagram and her Facebook Public Page Practically Speaking MOMWe're on a mission to strengthen families.Want to help cover some of the costs of the show? click here. A few dollars a month would help so much!Here's some other ways to give:Cash App: $valPSMPaypal: [email protected] with a credit card HEREAll donations will be used for the ministry. Gifts are not tax deductible. THANK YOU for partnering in this ministry to strengthen families and encourage intentional moms."May the Words of my mouth and the medit...