Children should not lie to their parents.
Emma broke her mother's vase while playing near the new puppy.
Emma wants to tell her mother about the vase.
Emma tells her mother that she broke the vase and is very sorry.
Emma tells her mother that the puppy broke the vase, not her.
Emma's mother accepts her apology and asks her to help with chores to make up for it.
Emma's mother puts the puppy on time out for breaking something and the puppy becomes confused about the house rules.