Children are more likely to lie: when they are seeking to gain control over another person's behavior if they are female if they are second born if their parents are authoritarian

Children are more likely to lie when they are seeking to gain control over another person's behavior. This is because lying can be a strategy used by children to manipulate situations or influence others to achieve desired outcomes. While other factors such as parenting style and birth order may have some influence on a child's propensity to lie, the motivation to control or influence others' behavior is a direct reason for lying.