91�� News - Victoria Talwar

Do lying children grow up to be criminals? Mostly not, study concludes

webfull — Wed, 27 May 2026 14:07:21 +0000

Most childhood lying does not lead to serious problems in adulthood, and only certain kinds of lying behaviour is associated with later psychological or legal issues, a new study has found.

“Children do not all follow the same developmental pattern of lying,” said Victoria Talwar, a professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and lead author of the study. “Most children in our study showed low or declining levels of lying over time. For most, lying is not a problem behaviour.”

Published: 27 May 2026

Pathological lying in teens is associated with executive function deficits, study indicates

webfull — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:17:11 +0000

Teenagers who are pathological liars also tend to struggle with executive function deficits, such as poor memory or impulse control, researchers have found.

Published: 3 February 2026

Bystanders in cyberbullying

webfull — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 15:29:02 +0000

Your child is in elementary school and is begging you to buy them a cell phone, an iPod and iPad. Anything, as long as they can communicate with their friends, either by texting or through social media. As a parent, you’re worried about cyberbullying. Indeed, up to 30% of children and adolescents admit to cyberbullying others, while 25% of students report being victimized on electronic platforms. You rationalize that your child has lots of friends and that they will stand up for them in a bullying situation. Do they? What is the role of the bystander/friend during a bullying incident?

Published: 25 July 2018

From election campaigns to dishonest monkeys: Why we're hard-wired to lie

webfull — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 17:19:13 +0000

According to 91��'s Victoria Talwar, there are two main categories of lies: deceptions that are motivated by self-interest and lies that are designed to benefit others. CBC News

Published: 21 October 2016

The truth about lying? Children’s perceptions get more nuanced with age

webfull — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 14:15:42 +0000

Parents don’t like it when children lie. But what do the kids themselves think about it? New research suggests truth telling isn’t black and white.

As children get older, their moral evaluations of both lies and truths is increasingly influenced by whether they think this behaviour will cause harm to either others or themselves.

Published: 5 October 2016

Punishing kids for lying just doesn’t work

webfull — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 16:55:03 +0000

If you want your child to tell the truth, it’s best not to threaten to punish them if they lie. That’s what researchers discovered through a simple experiment involving 372 children between the ages of 4 and 8.

Published: 8 December 2014

Stories that motivate children to be honest

webfull — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:35:19 +0000

Published: 18 June 2014

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