"Of course, it's never acceptable to lie...unless you have children, in which case it is one thousand percent necessary to have a few "fibs" in your arsenal. These are just harmless parenting tricks that are necessary for survival. So redditor u/TopRun8728 asked, "What's the most unethical parenting hack you know?" Here's what people said (including a white lie my dad used often when I was a kid that I still remember to this day)."
""I recently flew internationally with my toddler, and to keep him chill in the long security lines and customs lines, I would tell him if he didn't stay quiet, they wouldn't let him on the plane. And then, once on the plane, if he started getting cranky, I'd tell him if he were too loud, they'd have to turn around and take him home. 😅 I made it through 12 total hours of flying with 10 minutes of crying, so I'm calling it a win.""
""My niece was told that when the ice cream truck made music, it was out of ice cream. She believed this until she was about nine years old.""
Parents often rely on small, harmless deceptions to manage children's behavior and survive stressful situations. Common tactics include threatening consequences that are unlikely to occur, inventing rules about public systems, or creating simple myths to deter undesirable actions. Examples include warning a child they might be left off or returned home during travel for misbehavior, and telling children that an ice cream truck plays music only when it is sold out. Many caregivers view these tactics as pragmatic tools for short-term compliance and calmer family experiences while parenting challenges arise.
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