Little Liars written by Kang Lee reviews two decades of research focused on children and their lying patterns. Lee claims that the speech act theory is the best way to understanding how children lie. The speech act theory insists that these lies serve as social functions rather than mere descriptions. Kids pick up at a young age which lies are acceptable and which are morally wrong. These falsehoods can be seen differently from culture to culture but generally research has failed to show direct comparisons. For an example still, in the United States it is very common to lie about food being tasteful or a present bringing you joy. The social norm prohibits telling them otherwise, or you would be perceived as being rude. The older children get