Being a parent is easy - said no one ever.
So sometimes, us mums and dads have to get a bit creative when it comes to getting through to our kids.
And while being open and honest with your children is the golden rule - sometimes a wee white lie gets told.
Whether it is to get them to stop misbehaving or to eat more vegetables and less sweeties, parents across Scotland have a fair few fibs they all use.
Here are some of the most remembered wee white lies from our childhoods:
1. Eating the crusts on your toast will give you curly hair
2. Carrots help you see in the dark
3. If you step on a beetle it will rain
4. If you pee in the swimming pool the water will turn purple
5. If the wind changes your face will stay like that (when pulling a face)
6. Saying your wish aloud and it won’t come true
7. If you're naughty, Santa only brings you coal
8. If you ate the core of an apple a tree will grow in your stomach
9. If you swallow chewing gum it will stick to your rib cage
10. If you don't behave Maggie Murphy will come and get you
11. When the song comes on in the ice cream van it means there are no sweets left
12. Watching too much TV/ sitting too close will give you square eyes
13. If you are naughty you will go to the bad fire
14. Sneeze with your eyes open and your eyeballs pop out
15. If you tell lies your nose will grow
Do you have a white lie you use, or perhaps you remember one from your own childhood? Tell us in the comments below.
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