From telling them that the Boogey Monster will get ’em, to yes, you can really tell whether or not they’ve brushed their teeth, sometimes little white lies are the only things keeping our kids in line. To make you feel a little bit better: (just about) everyone does it. So we asked moms to cough up the lies they’ve been telling their kids to get them to behave, and well, parents, we’re all just shameless! Here are the greatest lies moms admit to telling their children: What’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told your kids? More from The Stir: 16 Lies Moms of Toddlers Tell Themselves More from The Stir: 20 Priceless Kid Quotes That’ll Inspire You to Record Your Little Ones Image via Lars Zahner/shutterstock

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title: “21 Lies Parents Tell To Make Their Kids Behave” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-23” author: “Elizabeth Parker”


From telling them that the Boogey Monster will get ’em, to yes, you can really tell whether or not they’ve brushed their teeth, sometimes little white lies are the only things keeping our kids in line. To make you feel a little bit better: (just about) everyone does it. So we asked moms to cough up the lies they’ve been telling their kids to get them to behave, and well, parents, we’re all just shameless! Here are the greatest lies moms admit to telling their children: What’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told your kids? More from The Stir: 16 Lies Moms of Toddlers Tell Themselves More from The Stir: 20 Priceless Kid Quotes That’ll Inspire You to Record Your Little Ones Image via Lars Zahner/shutterstock

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title: “21 Lies Parents Tell To Make Their Kids Behave” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-10” author: “Andrea Bower”


From telling them that the Boogey Monster will get ’em, to yes, you can really tell whether or not they’ve brushed their teeth, sometimes little white lies are the only things keeping our kids in line. To make you feel a little bit better: (just about) everyone does it. So we asked moms to cough up the lies they’ve been telling their kids to get them to behave, and well, parents, we’re all just shameless! Here are the greatest lies moms admit to telling their children: What’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told your kids? More from The Stir: 16 Lies Moms of Toddlers Tell Themselves More from The Stir: 20 Priceless Kid Quotes That’ll Inspire You to Record Your Little Ones Image via Lars Zahner/shutterstock

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title: “21 Lies Parents Tell To Make Their Kids Behave” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-07” author: “Marcella Massart”


From telling them that the Boogey Monster will get ’em, to yes, you can really tell whether or not they’ve brushed their teeth, sometimes little white lies are the only things keeping our kids in line. To make you feel a little bit better: (just about) everyone does it. So we asked moms to cough up the lies they’ve been telling their kids to get them to behave, and well, parents, we’re all just shameless! Here are the greatest lies moms admit to telling their children: What’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told your kids? More from The Stir: 16 Lies Moms of Toddlers Tell Themselves More from The Stir: 20 Priceless Kid Quotes That’ll Inspire You to Record Your Little Ones Image via Lars Zahner/shutterstock

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title: “21 Lies Parents Tell To Make Their Kids Behave” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-09” author: “Charles Scavotto”


From telling them that the Boogey Monster will get ’em, to yes, you can really tell whether or not they’ve brushed their teeth, sometimes little white lies are the only things keeping our kids in line. To make you feel a little bit better: (just about) everyone does it. So we asked moms to cough up the lies they’ve been telling their kids to get them to behave, and well, parents, we’re all just shameless! Here are the greatest lies moms admit to telling their children: What’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told your kids? More from The Stir: 16 Lies Moms of Toddlers Tell Themselves More from The Stir: 20 Priceless Kid Quotes That’ll Inspire You to Record Your Little Ones Image via Lars Zahner/shutterstock

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