Lying is a perfectly normal part of a child’s developmental process. However, chronic lying may be a cry for help.

Whether it’s claiming that her dolls talk to her or denying that he hit his baby brother, children say things that are endearing, infuriating–and completely untrue. Lying is a perfectly normal part of the developmental process, as children learn to distinguish fantasy from reality and ultimately, develop a conscience. “Children lie for the same reasons as adults — to get what they want and avoid being punished,” says George Scarlett, professor of Child Development at Tufts University in Medford, Mass.

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Even so, mixed messages remain about the use of computers in the classroom.

Even as the education system deals with the issue of computers in the classroom, some fifteen to twenty years on, it continues to debate the challenge that they pose.

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The Internet is the fuel of a new era — one in which information and knowledge can be freely transmitted and made available throughout the world. Educators must determine how they will prepare the youth of today to survive in the new information-based world of tomorrow.

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