Lying: congenital or acquired?

[larshell]

Ang alam ko kundi turo ito tyak na natutunan sa paligid. Hindi siguro pwedeng congenital. IMHO

[boybi]

we had a lesson in our philosophy class when i was still in college: is man by nature good or bad?

the good side says that a man is born good and learned to be bad by its surroundings.

the bad side says that a man is born bad and is thought how to become good.

there are a lot more opinions on each, and all the opinions can be true. nagkaroon pa kami ng debate about this.

i guess in this case, pareho din nung good & bad. parang chicken and egg din.

[ts1n1ta]

nakow dapat malaman ng parents nung bata yan kase baka lumala.

I also think it is acquired. Perhaps natututunan sa yaya or other classmates?

[BoEinG_747]

nakow dapat malaman ng parents nung bata yan kase baka lumala.

I also think it is acquired. Perhaps natututunan sa yaya or other classmates?

ang TV din malakas din impluwensia sa mga bata ,may pamangkin ako gayang gaya mga kilos at pananalita ng mga kontrabida sa TV 5 yrs old pa lang iyon

[Alpha_One]

I'd say the lying habit is mostly acquired. Sa totoo lang hindi naman kasi siya kelangan ituro eh, kasi minsan na magsinungaling ka (on your own) at malaman mo na may benefits, you'd do it again. It's much like an adaptive strategy, actually. I have to admit, I lie a LOT. Pero hindi naman tinuro sakin ng magulang ko kung paano o kelan magsinugnaling.

Kid's not a very good liar though. At least not yet.

we had a lesson in our philosophy class when i was still in college: is man by nature good or bad?

the good side says that a man is born good and learned to be bad by its surroundings.

the bad side says that a man is born bad and is thought how to become good.

there are a lot more opinions on each, and all the opinions can be true. nagkaroon pa kami ng debate about this.

i guess in this case, pareho din nung good & bad. parang chicken and egg din.

I think man is neither inherently good nor bad - because "good" or "bad" is quite arbitrary. It's relative and depends a lot from the moral perspective of an individual. Hey, if it isn't, people aren't going to waste any time arguing about political/socioeconomic ideologies, ***, or vegetarianism.

[cutedoc]

being good and bad could also be an environmental factor, though it is still an issue of genetic inheritance, like you get the trait of your mom or your dad, but kids are like sponge they absorbed so much even those thing we dont taught them, they are able to pick it up on the kids that they play with, television, and the surrounding.

to help your kids be protected, instill proper values, set a good example, teach them to pray, and most importantly let them feel the love=)

love means the unselfish kind of love, we oftentimes hear elders say" ganito ang gawin mo kasi ayokong pagdaanan mga pinagdaanan ko, di yan makakabuti sayo" as a curious kid what is it that makes it not good, so you only stir up their curiosity instead of pushing them away... selfless love is letting your kid understand, so parents, i know it is hard but we all had been a kid before, so we could step in into their level of undertsanding=)

[empy]

sounds like the other kid's actions are a cry for attention

[oldblue]

the kid is greedy.

[Flagg]

A kid will lie. It is inevitable. It's merely the instinct to take any opportunity to get the upper hand... (on a more atavistic level, the need to amass more resources to ensure survival).

Kaya nga parents are responsible for stopping this behavior early on. Kahit hindi fault ng child na di sya binantayan... you have the right to protect your own kid.

Sir boybi, para hindi masabihang sumbongero kid mo, sabihan mo syang i-grab nalang ang pencil... tapos pag mag-interfere ang teacher, e may name ng kid mo, so safe sya... makikita mo, di na sila friends nyang batang yan...

[5Speed]

the kid is greedy.

nope you're wrong.....the kid is a natural born politician... maybe he will be in Malacanang someday....

Is he somewhat related to the president by the way??