Lying is worse than the action committed

My 4 and 5 year old got into an argument and someone threw a toy. I asked who threw the toy and both said the other did it. So, I gave both of them "thinking" time. When they both didn't change their minds, I then gave them chores to do. After awhile, they asked why they couldn't play, I said "someone is lying to me, I would gladly let you play if someone tells the truth." My 4 year old then comes up and says that she did it and that she is sorry. I immediately gave her a hug and said thank you for admitting (I had to explain what admission was) what you did and "I forgive you."She smiled and said, "All I needed to say was the truth."​You got it, girl!​This is definitely the result of reading love and logic, repeatedly. My natural instinct was to get emotional, get angry and DEFINITELY not teach them what I wanted. via /r/Parenting http://bit.ly/2LrhJBg