By the age of two, toddlers could use far more devious techniques, such as bluffing when threatened with a punishment.
Dr Reddy said: “Fake crying is one of the earliest forms of deception to emerge, and infants use it to get attention even though nothing is wrong. You can tell, as they will then pause while they wait to hear if their mother is responding, before crying again.
fake crying?
would a child ever fake being upset in order to distract a parent from impending punishment?
nooooOOOOooooooo.
(read: sarcasm)
Babies lie!