Swearing

[chance]

Ok holding my hands up,i swear and so does my other half,although we try not to in front of the children,they have heard at some point and my 3 year old has picked it up and swears,not for any reason,i can tell he does it for attention seeking.Ive tried a smack (not too hard mind,i dont condone thrashing,lol) a good telling off,taking away privilages,ketchup in the mouth (he hates it ) but still no good. Now my daughter has heard him (shes only 2) and when she is in a mood she says the f word rather loudly and i want the ground to swallow me up.My 3 year old doesnt really do it in front of anyone else but us but my daughter being so young,doesnt really understand its a bad word or naughty etc and says it in front of other people.Any ideas please on how to try and stop it?

[Chloe O'brien]

I think it's something all kids go through chance I know Marley did. When she first did it I used to ignore her if and she stopped. She tried again to use a few swear words when she was about 5 because she heard older kids outside using them so I threatend her that I was going to put washing up liquid in her mouth if she didn't stop it. she swore at her auntie a few days later so I put a little spot of fairy liquid on my finger and put it on her bottom lip. She has never swore again.

I think that the youngest may be just copying her older brother so if you ignore him or threaten him with soap in his mouth that should do the trick.

[Katy]

ooh, the fairy liquids a good idea it is best to try and get him to stop as i was always in trouble for my language. It was a catholic school as well so they hated swearing. Just try and drum it in to their heads that its bad.

[Kim]

Yeah, I think you have to target the one that's teaching them to do it. I started swearing when I was younger because my dad always does it, and after a few times with a whole bar of soap in my mouth, I stopped doing it.

I'd try the soap on your son, then your daughter if she does it a few more times after he's had the soap. Definitely target him though, because my argumement for swearing now is that it's his fault I learnt the majority of the swear words and that he always does it.

[SarahWakefield]

Santa won't come if you use them words anymore rings a bell! :p