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/^t/Lying is a part of man's nature. One gets to know lying early in the childhood. Children very quickly learn how to lie. Often a child is tempted to deceive parents or siblings when he or she wants to get something that he or she otherwise would not get. Let's say that a child is not hungry but just wants his or her favourite chocolate cake. While trying to talk his or her mother into buying one, the child resorts to lying - saying that he or she is very hungry. Apart from that, children lie to escape punishment. Having broken a window a child is tempted to lie in order to avoid being reprimanded. The, he or she hopes to be let off. A bad mark at school may be a another reason for a child not to tell the truth. Examples of a child's lying mentioned above show that lying here is not harmful and should not be disapproved of.