Parenting by lying has been documented in various countries, including the United States, Canada, China, Singapore, and Turkey. In a brief paper published in Current Directions in Psychological Science, Peipei Setoh and colleagues provide an overview of this emerging line of research. Parenting by lying encompasses statements made by parents with the intention of influencing or deceiving their children, taking forms like lying for behavioral compliance or manipulating children’s emotions through false praise or endorsement of imaginary beings like Santa Claus. Determining what constitutes pare…