Is it correct to tell a child to make dua to Allah for what he wants for example if he says I want candy and the parent says make dua to Allah for it and later the parent gives the child candy, does this come under deception? جزاك الله خيرا

Ustadh AbdulAziz al-Haqqan

You can teach them dua generally and that there is hasanat in this and protection etc. My advice is to teach them to ask Allah generally and depend on him. As for your example it is not deception but better to teach them generally.