Children lie often and in different situations, sometimes it is just fantasies that adults take for lies, sometimes it is an attempt to show off or ascribe to themselves other people's merits, sometimes it is a lie from fear or "lie for good." Paul Ekaman, the world's foremost expert on lying, tells parents why and at what age children begin to lie, how their lies change as they grow older, and how a child learns to handle his lies by bypassing his conscience. Dr. Ekman teaches parents how to encourage honesty and truthfulness in children so that they do not have the desire or benefit of lying.