‘Adolescence,’ as an entity, did not exist until the Great Depression of the 1930’s when child labourers lost their jobs. Because they needed to be productively occupied, fourteen to seventeen-year-olds in North America were enrolled in high schools.

It seems lying, in one form or another, is a very human phenomenon. Starting between two and three years of age, children begin to tell untruths and many continue to tell untruths throughout childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Read more about lying in children and adolescents here.