Young kids that cuss in public! (teenagers, spank, parents, girls)
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I couldn't believe what I heard in Home Depot yesterday. A young boy was with his mom - I think it was his mom - and he called her a b--ch!!!!!!! The mom told him to be quiet, but didn't scold him.
If you have kids do they ever cuss?
If they ever cuss in public, do you discipline them in public?
Just wondering because I was raised in a pretty strict household. I wasn't even allowed to say oh jeez when I was a kid because it sounded too much like Jesus. I was even spanked once for calling somebody a jerk, and that's not even a cuss-word for all I know.
But I think being raised in a strict environment caused me to look at other parents way they raise their kids.
I think too many parents are way too easy on their kids when they say inappropriate things, they seem to get away with it more than they used to.
My husband and I were at a small town 4th of July celebration and some guy (around 20ish) walked by and said something not very nice. I wanted to ask him if he had ever been taught how to behave in public. I was glad I didn't have any children with me.
To answer you, no my daughter didn't talk like that in public (nor did I). I would have fallen over if she ever had.
Last edited by Mainer61; 09-07-2008 at 05:32 PM..
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I would have got my ass kicked! if I would have cussed in front of ...anybody!
I am glad, I had that fear! It made me a better person.
(sorry for saying ...Ass )
oop's I did it again!
Just kidding!
Okie
once when i was at the mall in Flint, MI, and this little boy, probably 6 years old called his mom a "silly ho" and called her stupid right to her face. she and her friend just ignored it!
i hid my laughter. "silly ho". i mean, it's very very wrong, but that's just a funny grouping of words, and from a very odd source. in my defense, it caught me off guard!
the sad part is, he's probably hearing his dad or someone calling her those things, and is mimicking it.
I'm not defending children using foul language one bit here, but some of the parents are to blame. Many parents use this kind of language all the time at home, and the children pick it up. They also pick it up at school of course, but when parents use it at home they shouldn't be surprised.
It's absolutely wrong for a child to use this kind of language at any time in my opinion, even more so when it's towards their parents. I also feel though it's wrong for adults to use this kind of language, especially out in public or when children are present.
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Kids pick up language around them. Most times they don't even understand the meaning. What they do understand is the reaction they get. Sometimes the best cure for potty-mouth is ignoring.
However, my girls would be told that it is an inappropriate word for them to use. In public, we probably would not say much more. It does depend on the situation and the tone and implication that the child conveyed.
Children who do not hear this language at home, cannot repeat it. In my house, no child would EVER use this kind of language...at least not more than once.
When one of my cousins was little, she cussed constantly. We would all get her off where there were no adults, and have her cuss away. She was about 4. None of us had the nerve to cuss like that, and were amazed at all the words she knew. It wasn't until we grew up a little that we realized she learned all of them from her father. We were told to ignore the cussing, and it eventually stopped. She's grown now, and doesn't cuss much at all. When her sister was about 2, we used to make her say 'truck' all the time, for obvious reasons. She didn't know what she was doing though.
If my daughter ever cussed in public, I'd put a stop to it quickly. NO child should cuss.
Children who do not hear this language at home, cannot repeat it. In my house, no child would EVER use this kind of language...at least not more than once.
Sorry, I disagree. My child NEVER heard cussing at home, but HAS heard it in other places. She knows all the words, and knows not to use them.
My son isn't even allowed to say "stupid" and similar words. Sometimes we slip and he catches us, but I use it as a learning moment. I tell him that he is right and that I am sorry. But I also reinforce that it is important to practice not saying these words when you are young so you don't get in the bad habit when you are older.
I get so upset sometimes when people swear around my older son. But then the other day, I was shopping with my younger son (22 mo.) in the same row as some teenagers. One of the guys said something and then a girl told him off, something to the effect of "watch your mouth, there is a kid here." I was very proud, unfortunately I didn't say anything...now if that would only happen around the child that can actually understand the words instead of the one that can't!
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