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They'll grow out of it. Hopefully. It's just a young person thing... they think it's cool because it attracts attention. You'll notice that the worst potty mouths are the ones most starved for attention or a sense of self worth or self knowledge in some way.
They'll grow out of it. Hopefully. It's just a young person thing... they think it's cool because it attracts attention. You'll notice that the worst potty mouths are the ones most starved for attention or a sense of self worth or self knowledge in some way.
in a nutshell current child behavior model, its just a stage they will grow out of it. but they dont. the snake gets larger and meaner.
i have seen adolescents develop into violent criminals before my very eyes while all the players chanted, its just a stage.
They'll grow out of it. Hopefully. It's just a young person thing... they think it's cool because it attracts attention. You'll notice that the worst potty mouths are the ones most starved for attention or a sense of self worth or self knowledge in some way.
Since they're only briefly passing by as I hear these words exiting their mouths I can't remark much on their craving for attention or sense of self worth, but my guess is that you're right on with that theory. How sad, huh? And if they're not getting the attention now, the cries for attention only get bigger as they get older, right?
protect your child, don't try to fix what others dont see as a problem they are already building their own hell machine, construction zone ahead, slow down.
I'm a little unsure about what you meant by this? Sorry. Are you saying that our kids are trying to be too grown up too fast and that as parents we should try to remind them to just be kids?
Kids at that age have an "invisible audience" they think that people are always watching and judging them - therefore, they are always trying to be "cool" and "tough".
At the same time, kids at that age don't understand the public opinion of a person who loudly boasts about sexual conquests or uses language that may be offensive to some people.
I would not speak to any of the kiddos or their parents - but I would start a dialouge with your child about reputation, gossip, and a person's overall image.
Your kiddo will come to the proper conclusion if this is reinforced positively in the context of a conversation and not a lecture.
I am 21 years old and have been through a lot in my life already. I have hda brothers move away, settled for promiscuous women to cure my loneliness, and let me tell you something... Nothing bothers me more than swearing. I hate it when little kids swear too. I guess it isn't just the liberal imbiscles in Los Angeles, it's everyone everywhere.
I think rolling up the window was the right thing to do. But if you were outside with your younger children and middle schoolers walked by talking like that, I think you have every right to politely tell them/show them you are with a young child and you don't want the baby to start talking that way! Middle schoolers can be reasonable and most of them love little ones. Middle schoolers are going to swear, but they need to learn that it's offensive to most people.
I cussed like a sailor when I was a teen. My parents started making me fork over a dime every time they heard me say a "bad" word. When that failed to curtail the habit, they started chanting "Trailer-park! Trailer-park!" when I got particularly foul. I hated the taunting more than the fine, ESPECIALLY since THEY used all the words I used! (As I told them once, "Where do you think I learned these words!")
As a now almost-40 adult, I rarely cuss these days, but I've also noticed that I don't hang around with people who cuss. I think that has a lot to do with it. Whether we mean to or not, I think that over time we begin to act like the people with whom we regularly associate.
By this token, I think kids who cuss regularly probably have parents who cuss regularly...or maybe friends who have parents who cuss regularly.
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Are you saying that our kids are trying to be too grown up too fast and that as parents we should try to remind them to just be kids?
