Show your home demonstration agent fern lillywhite parents often worry because their children can t seem to tell fact from fancy when the problem may be one of simple growing up wise guidance gui dence as the child matures rath er than quick criticism can help the child developed dev elope a sound sense of honesty the child s understanding of fig ures for instance is not realistic in the beg beaming ining he has heard his ills parents talk about numbers so he uses exaggerated ted figures to explain how many elephants he saw at the parade parents t show dis appointment and remind the child that he is lying As he gains exper lence the child will better under stand the meaning of numbers some youngsters lack compan and warm affection from their parents and don dont t have inter esting things to do such a child may live more in a world of imagination he invents fantastic tales which he tried to make seem real he may even invent a wicked person or an imal that he insists gets him into his troubles parents should appreciate the fer tile imagination of their youngster bat should let the child know it is nothing more than a good story at af ter hearing the youngster through the parents could remind him that it was an interesting story but say now let me tell boz one that really did happen in reading stories to children help them distinguish be tween the real and the fictitious if a child feels a lack of accept ance by his family or friends he may try to impress others by tell ing some imaginative outlandish story for him they are usually attention getters remember the child needs the companionship as much as he does food see that he has friends with whom he can play and toys to keep him occupied the next time you ask your child to tell a salesman you are not at home remember that such an ex ample may explain why the child fibs don dont t create situations that tempt children to lie if you know he scratched the furniture don t ask him if he did it show him the scratch explain what it means and let his own feeling of guilt punish him avoid being harsh but if he persists you may have to ause se a sterner method of discipline the first settlers of emery county received mail brought by horseback once a month in the summertime but no mail was delivered during the winter |