How do I stop my two year old saying a rude word?

Question

I foolishly said b****r in from of my two year old daughter and now she likes to say it over and over again. I have said it's a naughty word and mummy shouldn't have said it but still she continues. We've tried to said it's "buggy" but she's not buying it. Help, before she says it to her nursery nurse!

Answer 1

each time she sais it take something she likes away, Then reward by giving it back. And if she does it away take it away LONGER, restrict he fredome, focus more on academics (its rewarding later)

i have a sailor mouth myself and i know whats coming, all i can suggest is watch a lot of TV bring homa nany or nany 911.... they have great strategy and look like it works....

time out is stupid. but i think if you sit an explain Why you used that word to express the emotion you are feeling and let her know that well YES eventually she will use bad words but you need to let her know that children dont act this way, Its something she "has something to look forward to when she grows up"  

Even tho, let her know that it makes the person look ugly and have an ugly personality when they cuss like that, and especially with children let her know her friends might tell their moms and their moms will not let them play with your daughter...

i think that would work, Also make her do some research on the word and really have her underestand what the word means instead of saying something she doesnt know what it means and asking her to stop saying it. She obviously wants to know what the word means if she keeps saying it.  

Answer 2

im not sure i really understand what the word is, but in any case- my child only did this one time. he said s**t when he was probably 2. we explained to him that this is a word that only grown-ups use when they are very upset about something, and that he is not allowed to repeat bad words. also, every time we would accidently say a bad word..we would say uh oh bad word bad word. so then any time we said a bad word he would no it was a word he couldnt say. and then he wouls ask, but can i say bad word? so he would repeatedly say bad word bad word lol...to this day he has not said any more bad words. he turned 3 in june hope that helps a little

Answer 3

Two year olds are great imitators... just they aren't yet able to filter what they hear and repeat.  Believe it or not, the best way to eliminate the word is to ignore it.  Say once, "That is not a word I want you to say", then ignore when your child says it after that.  They enjoy getting a reaction out of you, so when you react to that new word, she thinks you are egging her on.  Active ignoring means that you don't look at her, talk to her or touch her after she says it.  Even a stern look is attention, and therefore maintaining the behavior.  Try distraction as well... teach her another new word (try something hard, like "calculator" or something) and praise her like crazy when she says it.  Clap, shout "yipee", and say "great job saying that big word!" in a very animated way.  Doing these two things should eliminate the other word in a week or less.

Answer 4

Tell her another word like 'bingo' or 'fiddlesticks' and use it as a naughty word like you did with b****r,  and when she repeats the new "safe" word react to it she'll soon start using it!

She gets a reaction from you so she'll keep using it.

My daughter did exactly the same with the same word! This seemed to work for us.

Good luck

Answer 5

Just ignore her when she says it.  As long as she is getting a rise out of you every time she says it, she is going to keep doing it.  If you ignore her, it won't be so fun anymore.  All kids pick up bad words, she will stop.

Answer 6

Punish her when she says it! It's that simple--don't say it in front of her, and punish her when she says it.

Answer 7

The only way to stop that is to ignore it if she says it.  If you've made a big deal out of it being a bad word, then she probably thinks it's great because it gets your attention.  If you ignore her when she says it or walk out of the room every time she says it then she'll not be getting that attention.

As for the Nursery:

She's only two, so the nurse won't think anything of it - my two year old can't say the "F" sound yet, so he substitutes "SH" but sometimes "SH" comes out as "T" so our son messes up the word "FISH" in a HORRIBLE way (S**T)- everyone ignores it and laughs after.  I have a friend who passed a person who swore in the grocery store and had to put up with her little one repeating "d**m" for two weeks.  They really don't know what they're saying but they are fascinated with words.

So day care workers are used to two year olds messing with words like that.  

Good luck!

Answer 8

whats the the word?

Answer 9

dont call it a naughty word- this just makes it funny!! and dont tell her off when she says it because she's only two and wont understand what she's done wrong...

sit down with her and tell her that it makes you sad when she says it, its not nice to hear, makes people sad, etc. this works for me as its easier for a child to understand 'being sad' than 'naughty words'.  GL x*x