My child's denial comes out instantly — before I've even finished asking the question, like the "no" or "I didn't" is automatic.
A.
Yes
B.
No
2.
When I bring up something they did wrong, the conversation immediately becomes about their feelings rather than what actually happened.
A.
Yes
B.
No
3.
My child lies most often when they're already running on empty — tired, hungry, overstimulated, or coming off something hard.
A.
Yes
B.
No
4.
My child sincerely seems to not remember being told something — the rule, the deadline, the conversation — and their confusion feels real, not performed.
A.
Yes
B.
No
5.
My child agrees to something in the moment and then later has no memory of agreeing to it.
A.
Yes
B.
No
6.
My child forgets what they were supposed to be doing and fills in the blank with something that sounds reasonable but isn't accurate.
A.
Yes
B.
No
7.
My child says they started or are about to start something, but when I check, nothing has happened.
A.
Yes
B.
No
8.
My child had time to do something, didn't start, and by the time I checked in they had a reason ready for why they couldn't — but the task itself never got touched.
A.
Yes
B.
No
9.
My child lies most often when a task had some kind of friction in the moment — it was too heavy, too far, too confusing, too uncomfortable — and instead of saying that, they said it was done or that they forgot.
A.
Yes
B.
No
10.
My child insists they were never told something that I know was said directly to them.
A.
Yes
B.
No
11.
My child agrees in the moment — nodding, saying okay — but later has no idea what was discussed.
A.
Yes
B.
No
12.
My child's version of events is missing pieces, not because they're hiding something but because they genuinely weren't tracking.
