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5 Lies Your Parents Probably Told You in the Past

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Have you ever thought back to all the lies your parents told you? Some may be pretty serious, others may seem not so harmful. Well here at Psych2go, we’re about to reveal the truth behind these seemingly harmless lies. Here are some lies your parents probably told you.


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References:

Roberts, K. (2014, June 15). When Parents Lie. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/savvy-parenting/201406/when-parents-lie.

Moran Eye Center. (2017). 5 Vision Myths Debunked. University of Utah Health. https://healthcare.utah.edu/healthfeed/postings/2017/09/vision-myths.php.

Specktor, B. (2019, July 11). 10 Blatant Lies Your Parents Told You, Debunked By Science. Reader's Digest. https://www.rd.com/list/parent-lies/.

Armano, M. (2015, November 9). Alarming number of parents say they'd topple people to snag holiday gift. TODAY.com. https://www.today.com/parents/alarming-number-parents-say-theyd-knock-people-over-snag-hot-t54626.

Basu, T. (2016, March 31). As You Suspected, Your Parents Absolutely Do Have a Favorite Child. The Cut. https://www.thecut.com/2016/03/as-you-suspected-your-parents-absolutely-do-have-a-favorite-child.html.

Lakritz, T. (2020, July 16). 11 common lies our parents told us as kids - and their effects according to a child psychologist. Insider. https://www.insider.com/lying-to-kids-effects-child-psychologist-2019-9#the-tooth-fairysanta-clauseaster-bunny-etc-left-that-for-you-5.

Jensen, D. (2020, October 16). 20 Lies Your Parents Told You as a Kid. Cheapism. https://blog.cheapism.com/lies-parents-tell/#slide=6.


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