My 4yo son tends to create detailed fictional accounts. On the one hand I feel amazed with his creativity, but I also worry that he seems to get too immersed in these stories that I wonder if he distinguishes fact from fiction. What do you make of what he is doing and how should I react to it?
My son is telling me untrue stories. Should I be worried about him lying?
I have read up and listened to your previous videos on lying. My son rarely lies and when he does I use your response and he gets it. Lately he has been telling me tall tales about things that have happened at school. For example, “my teacher had a nerf gun that shot out real bullets that she heated up in a tiny oven and then she shot them up in the air. It was amazing mom”. The entire story is clearly just a story but he really wants me to believe him. Sometimes I’ll text his teacher just to be sure but every time it’s just something he’s made up. Do I pretend to believe him? What is his goal?