[speaker001:] Doctor, my child is nine years old, and I recently found that he was constantly telling lies about how he is doing at school.
[speaker002:] Is he doing very well at school?
[speaker001:] He is doing OK, but he pretends he is doing much better by telling lies.
[speaker002:] What's his problem?
[speaker001:] This may be complicated. But I think he may need to build up his self-esteem.
[speaker002:] How can his he do that?
[speaker001:] There are a lot of ways to help a kid build up self-esteem, but to begin with, you can try and give him more rewards. Rewards will help a chil improve his self-esteem.