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/^t/Most often we lie to children. It is quite easy to lie to them because they are too young to differentiate between the truth and the lie. Parents lie to children because children are too young to understand certain things. How can they explain to a child that they cannot afford to buy a toy? The child would not understand it. Parents must simply lie and tell the child that a given toy is not for sell and buy a cheaper one.