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Question

While my children have certainly asked me if a certain word was "bad", usually after hearing it for the first time, they never used those words once they knew they were not acceptable. I am frankly shocked that so many people who answered a recent question said that their children used those words......before asking if a word was "bad". Where are 3 to 5 year old kids hearing these words? Has swearing become so acceptable today that these words are no big deal? My children were not even allowed to say "that sucks" or "d**n"! Maybe I am a prude.......but I find it very suprising that children of this age are using these words and people are finding it funny. It is not funny!

Answer 1

I&#039;m with you there Zaza!

My son (6) will always ask me if a word is rude or not if he&#039;s unsure. Then he never uses it again ( I hope!)

I don&#039;t allow them to say &#039;stupid&#039; or &#039;Oh my God&#039;

I hate when people try to get them to swear for a laugh. You are right, it is not funny and very bad parenting. They should be ashamed.

Answer 2

I&#039;m with you.  My 7 year old also asks me if a word is bad.  She hears most of these words from dad of course working in the garage or doing some home improvement thing that isn&#039;t going right.  If she says something that I don&#039;t accept (such as that sucks) I&#039;ll tell her a better way to say it.  The kids are hearing these words from adults around them (mom, dad, grandpa, etc.) And of course they repeat it to get a reaction.

Answer 3

Well in my case, as you know since i asked the question, he WAS asking.  Unfortunately for me, he asked from across the field of a well-attended soccer game.

Kids hear bad words.  In some of the responses, like mine, branofwinterfell, and I dont recall who else, they actually WERE asking.  Other times, they hear words on cable, at friends&#039; houses, or even their own home.  And repeat them because they dont know they&#039;re bad words until we tell them.  I didn&#039;t get the sense from the responses that the young children of posters were regularly using these words (yet... we&#039;ll see what posts over the day).  Certainly 99% of parents would counteract this behavior.  

You&#039;re absolutely right that swearing is unacceptable.  That doesn&#039;t make you a prude.  I do think you took the question out of context though.  This was not endorsement of bad behavior.  And most, if not all, posters were of the same opinion.  It was about how you handled it when (if) it happened with your youngster.  And what your gut reaction was.  If you were anyone else I&#039;d probably roll my eyes and move on, but you give good advice on here and I value your insight.  It was intended to be a much lighter question than it read to you.  Sure I wanted to laugh, the situation itself was funny.  I handled it properly after the soccer game.  But Zaza, some times it&#039;s just refreshing to know you&#039;re not crazy or alone when your kids pull a stunt that leaves you wanting to crawl under a rock, you know?

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Good, glad we&#039;re okay.  I would never aim to offend anyone w/ a question I ask.  It&#039;s the reminder of their innocence and naiiveness that makes us laugh, not the act itself.

Mozz (aka persian bananas)

Answer 4

i know that when i am around my parents i would never dream of saying d**n or anything of that nature.....

but around my friends it just comes out unless there are little ones around.

i guess its the amount of respect i have for my parents.

Answer 5

I completely agree with you. I know children eventually learn things in school. I was a child once, too, but I never uttered anything like that to my mom. I knew I would be in trouble if I did. To me it is a big deal and it reflects greatly on the parents.

Answer 6

Listen to the radio for five minutes and count how many times you hear d**n, sh**, cr**, sucks, b****, etc.  The only word that isn&#039;t acceptable in public media anymore seems to be the f-bomb.  I agree it&#039;s pretty disgusting, and kids shouldn&#039;t be allowed to say things like that at that age.  But it&#039;s so prevalent in the media, and subsequently in public, that they hear it all over the place.

Answer 7

i tend to swear alot, its a bad habbit but hey i do, i dont curse at people but do use it if ie i stub my toe, but kids are 3 and 7 and they don&#039;t swear, they have once or twice and i just explain its a naughty word and mummy is naughty when i say it to and if they here me saying it they can tell me off! but i dont make a huge issue over it as i think this will make them rebel against it, and it seems to work! and don&#039;t find it funny at all,

Answer 8

Definately, it&#039;s ridiculous what has become acceptable, and children swearing, or you swearing infront of your child is definately not acceptable.