Those Lying Babies!

Drudge provided a link to an article that says that babies begin telling lies at the age of 6 months. What could a six month old possibly lie about?

From the Telegraph here:

Whether lying about raiding the biscuit tin or denying they broke a toy, all children try to mislead their parents at some time. Yet it now appears that babies learn to deceive from a far younger age than anyone previously suspected.

Behavioural experts have found that infants begin to lie from as young as six months. Simple fibs help to train them for more complex deceptions in later life.

Infants quickly learnt that using tactics such as fake crying and pretend laughing could win them attention. By eight months, more difficult deceptions became apparent, such as concealing forbidden activities or trying to distract parents’ attention.

I came up with my own list of common lies told by infants. They are:

• That’s not my poopy diaper. The dog did it.
• Peek-a-Boo is the worst game ever!
• I want a tatoo that says “Enfamil 4-Evah”
• I don’t have to drool. I just like a slimy chin.
• I don’t like riding in the car. I’m just computing your gas mileage.
• I don’t need to eat at 3 AM. I just like the funny way your hair looks.