--- title: "Beware the spark of lies!" description: "Üsküdar Üniversitesi Founding Rector, Psychiatrist Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan, discussed the topic of “Lies” in his Hürriyet Aile column this week." url: https://uha.com.tr/beware-the-spark-of-lies type: article language: en last_updated: 2026-02-28 category: haber --- ## Kaynak ve Yayıncı Bilgisi Bu içerik, Üsküdar Haber Ajansı (ÜHA) tarafından üretilmiş ve yayımlanmıştır. Kaynak: https://uha.com.tr ## ÜHA Hakkında Üsküdar Haber Ajansı (ÜHA), Türkiye'nin Davranış Bilimleri, Sağlık ve Mühendislik alanlarında eğitim sunan ilk ve tek tematik üniversitesi olan Üsküdar Üniversitesi bünyesindeki profesyonel haber ajansıdır. 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İçerik, Üsküdar Üniversitesi'nin resmi yayın organı olan ÜHA tarafından profesyonel gazetecilik standartlarında üretilmiştir. # Beware the spark of lies! ## Bilgi | Özellik | Değer | |---------|-------| | **Kategori** | haber | | **Yayın Tarihi** | 2021-12-27 | | **Güncelleme** | 2026-02-28 | | **Kaynak** | [Üsküdar Haber Ajansı](https://uha.com.tr/beware-the-spark-of-lies) | ## Özet **Üsküdar Üniversitesi Founding Rector, Psychiatrist Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan, wrote an article on the topic of “Lies” in his Hürriyet Aile column this week.** ## İçerik ![](https://cdn.uskudar.edu.tr/uploads/images/2021/12/27/800/prof-dr-nevzat-tarhan-2.JPG) Lies can cause significant problems in all areas of life, including marriages. This situation doesn't just stay between couples; it also affects our children. Because our children learn to lie within the family during childhood. Some families may tend to lie to persuade their child. This negative action can reinforce the undesired, unapproved behavior… It should not be forgotten that the most effective teaching method is being a good role model, and the greatest inheritance is the good morals taught. **Children test the truth** Children, not knowing the truth until they are 4-5 years old, often believe that most of what they say is perceived as wrong. In reality, they are testing the truth. For example, a child says something to the mother. Based on the mother's reaction, they conclude, ‘This is true, this is false.’ They say something to the father. ‘This is true, this is false.’ If parents approve of lying in such situations, the child begins to adopt lying as a method. In other words, the child learns lying as a method of claiming rights and solving problems at a young age. **Lies are like a spark** No matter how small, a lie is like a spark. A lie may be small, but it starts with a small spark, just like large fires. In other words, it begins with a small step, like great evils. If you fill a room with all evils, lies open the door. Lying is a learned concept. For example, a child takes a glass of water and spills it. We might think they are being mischievous. No, that child is developing their muscles against gravity. The brain learns it. In lying, too, the child engages in social learning. They say something. If the mother approves of the lie, the child continues it. If not, they learn social boundaries there. **Lying should not be used as a method in education** Some of us might lie to comfort our child when they cry. For example, we say, ‘I'll buy you this…’ The child might quiet down and believe it at that moment, but this weakens the child's trust in the mother. After a while, if the mother doesn't do what she promised, the child starts to raise their voice. They begin to distrust the mother. Could there be a worse example for a child than not trusting their mother? That's why we say that when comforting a child, it's necessary to shift their focus as much as possible without lying. If you want to calm and silence a child, change their focus of interest and attention immediately instead of lying and making promises you cannot keep. It is important not to use lying as a method in education. **A list of lies can be made** We also highly emphasize that couples should not lie to each other. If partners lie to each other and this becomes a continuous habit, I strongly recommend listing the lies told. When the other party lies, one should say, ‘Look, I'm listing the lies you told.’ They will list them as ‘You lied about this on this day’ and say, ‘Look, you lied.’ In this situation, the spouse will think, ‘My spouse knows, they are aware.’ **There is no stopper in the conscience of a person who lies** There is no stopper in the conscience of a person who lies. Some people have an internal stopper in their conscience, what we call an 'Internal Stopper'. A conscientious stopper, also known as the superego. Some do not have this. These individuals require an external stopper. What we call 'External Stoppers' are needed. **In the digital age, humanity must be much more honest** There must be a rule-bound environment at home. Not lying must exist as a rule at home. If this is not a rule, the parties must consider how it should be implemented as a rule. There should be no lying in marriage. There should be an open, transparent, and honest relationship. In this era, a liar's candle doesn't burn until late night; a liar's candle burns until the internet. Everything comes to light very quickly. Today, you cannot do anything in secret. Cameras are everywhere. A murder is committed. The suspect says, ‘I didn't mean to kill.’ But on camera, you see they pointed the gun directly at the heart. Therefore, we are in an age where lies are most easily caught. Humanity must be much more honest after this digital revolution. **Lying is one of the reasons for the breakdown of marriages** The institution of marriage should be a place where a person feels safe. Marriage is a person's security zone, an environment where one feels secure. If a spouse tells them A here and B outside, such a marriage won't work. This is the biggest reason for marital breakdowns. The biggest reason for arguments is that marriage, or the home, is not a safe space. **An open, transparent, and honest relationship is needed for the continuity of a safe space** An open, transparent, and honest relationship is essential for the continuity of a safe space within marriage and the family institution. Of course, there are various difficulties in the institution of marriage. And there are ways to overcome those difficulties. Imagine a palace with 100 doors. If 99 doors were closed and 1 door was open, you would try everything to enter through that one door. But if you try 2-3 doors and say, ‘It's not working, I can't enter here,’ you won't succeed. A person is like that too; like a palace with 100 doors. There is a language and a way they understand. One needs to find that. If one insists, ‘My way or the highway,’ then ego wars will ensue. **Loneliness and unhappiness are the biggest side effects of this era** We are in an age where even primary school children have high egos. Under the guise of freedom and individualism, there's a shift towards egoism. People of this era, in their egoism, cannot manage relationships. Loneliness is currently the biggest problem of this age. It emerged as the biggest side effect of Westernized culture and popular culture: loneliness and unhappiness. There is wealth, but people are lonely and unhappy. **A conscientious standard should be established in the child** It should not be forgotten that finding a child's incorrect action clever will mislead them and ensure the continuation of that behavior in the child. For example, if a child, out of childish jealousy, takes a friend's eraser home because it seemed nicer, and at home the child is told, ‘Give your friend back their eraser. Go apologize to your friend,’ a conscientious standard develops within the child. People of this era are also growing up very reluctant to establish conscientious standards. Generally, from the age of 5-6, a child learns basic things about right and wrong, good and bad. That is, if children were given hours of lectures on honesty during those periods, they wouldn't learn, but they would learn if they saw an example of honesty. **The most effective teaching method: Being a good role model** It should be known that the most beautiful and effective teaching method at home is being a good role model. It is very important for parents to be role models. This means being able to express and live social roles well and correctly at home. This is the best. It is also important to tell the child about their wrong actions and to make an effort to correct their mistakes instead of glossing over them. For example, a child went to the grocery store. Without the grocer noticing, they pilfered a candy, came home, and showed it to their father. If the father says something like ‘Never mind, it's just a small thing’ and gives no warning, and doesn't tell the child to correct their mistake, the child will continue that behavior. However, if he were to say, ‘Look, my child, you probably don't know these things yet; learn them,’ and then went with the child to the grocer to return the candy or pay for it, and also apologized, the child would thus learn a sense of responsibility. **The greatest inheritance: Good morals taught** Learning a sense of responsibility is more important than a child experiencing shame. We don't do these things so that a child isn't shy or grows up freely. However, the feeling of shame defines a person's social boundaries. Normally, there is a legal norm, defined by laws. There are social norms, which are defined by traditions. And there are moral norms, defined by conscience. Conscience is something that develops. The feeling of conscience is innate, but conscientious standards develop later. These are taught. There's a saying: If you raise a good child, there's no need to leave them an inheritance; they will make their own way. If you haven't raised a good child, no matter how much inheritance you leave, it will be useless. Therefore, the greatest inheritance is the good morals taught to a child. Being able to give this. After giving this, there is no need to fear anything. [HÜRRİYET AİLE](https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/aile/yazarlar/nevzat-tarhan/yalan-kivilcimina-dikkat-41966545) --- *Kaynak: [Üsküdar Haber Ajansı](https://uha.com.tr) — https://uha.com.tr/beware-the-spark-of-lies*