Even kids who know better lie sometimes about thi "NGS parents consider very important, says Jennifer Powell-Lunder, a psychologist in Katonah, n."y..

即使是一些比较好的孩子有时候也会在父母认为非常重要的事情上撒谎，詹妮弗·鲍威尔·兰德如是说，她是纽约一名心理学家。

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Many parents lie to their children as a matter of course, a study in the Journal of Moral Education suggests.

《道德教育期刊》显示，很多父母理所当然地欺骗着他们的孩子。

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So I lie to my parents, telling them I want to buy a book, I use the money to buy the toy, but I am not happy, so I tell the truth, my parents are happy I am honest.

所以我对父母撒谎，说我想要买一本书，我用那些钱买了那个玩具，但是我感到不开心，因此我说了实话，我的父母很高兴我变得诚实。

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During the trial, Seddon's defence was that he was on a drugs run to Manchester, but Ms Worth said detectives believed that was a lie and that in fact he had killed his "devoted" parents before returning to Durham, where he was seen on CCTV buying beer.

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Parents who lie for convenience's sake, by calling in "sick" at work to attend a sporting event, for example, suggest truthfulness doesn't matter.

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