swearing

Posted on August 2, 2010 by tammy in Baby, Behavior

I started to take my toddler to pre-school and she came back with some very choice words. I don’t know how she picked up such words from a pre-school but she has. What do I do here – obviously I want her to stop, do I react or not react?

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3 Responses to swearing

tammy peters said: On August 6, 2010

Young kids often just experiment with words. If you ignore it she won’t get the reaction she may be looking for so won’t bother with that word again.
lucy said: On August 15, 2010

We had an ongoing problem with this when our daughter was younger. I had a chat to my daughter and actually went and had a chat to the mother of the other child as well to make sure we could both police the situation. She was very understanding and apologetic (apparently that’s what can happen with older siblings), and she helped me keep an eye on the whole situation.
greatmum said: On September 8, 2010

My son did the same thing! When I first hear a swear word from my child I don’t get upset – he doesn’t know it’s a word that shouldn’t be used so he shouldn’t be punished for using it. So when I first hear it I ask where he heard that word. Then I very calmly tell him that that particular word is actually quite rude and shouldn’t be said, and that it was naughty for the other person to say it as well. He generally smiles and says ok and we never hear the word again.