Celebrate the lies of your children
The American Psychological Association has a relatively recent article on lying, and it has an interesting perspective:
As humans, we are as much defined by our economy with the truth as we are by our cooperation. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing, say psychologists. Lying is a cognitive signal that people understand what others are thinking, the important cognitive milestone known as theory of mind.
Read more at Monitor on Psychology – Liar, liar, neurons fire