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/^t/Children start lying in early childhood just after they can speak. The reson they deceive their mother is to get more food. As children grow up their lies become more and more sophisticated. They manipulate their parents, exaggerate their achievements at school to get praise, money or, for example, their longed for hi-fi. So, for instance, if asked: "How was your test?" They are likely to say with a cheerful smile on their faces that the test had been very difficult - although it had not, how much effort they had hat to put in order to get this excellent grade, though they had spent little time preparing for the exam. Lies help youngsters to create a second image of themselves that is made of "whoppers". But how can one condemn a teenager-lier for being so creative?